Graphing

What is this?

This feature allows you to create graphical representations of your data. Within our Summary Reports, you can set up two different graph types: pie charts and bar graphs.

When creating a summary report, these graphs will be automatically generated. You can turn them off at any time by reducing their size to 1 px.

When would I use this?

When creating a report, you are given the option to use graphs to represent your data, which can be helpful in many situations! Your clients may want to see a quick visual representation of your data without having to sort through tables of numbers. In general, graphs are a nice and clean way to display your aggregate data, and can help you provide a more colorful presentation.

When would I avoid using it?

There could be many reasons why you would like to avoid using graphs. Your client may only want to see your data in table or appendix format or you may have a survey of mostly textual answers which would not display properly on a pie chart or bar chart.

Beyond that, if you have a question with several answer options (upwards of 20 or more) it may not be best to display them in chart form because the answers would become crowded and hard to read.

What does your pie chart look like?

In our pie chart will include each answer option title, and the percentage out of the total responses of each. It will also include a table that will breakdown the aggregate responses by value, count and percentage.

What does your bar chart look like?

In our bar graph will include each answer option title, and their percentage out of the total responses of each. It will also include a table that will breakdown the aggregate responses by value, count and percentage.

Additional Articles Related to Graphing

• Blog: Pie Chart of Bar Graph?
• Tutorial: Creating a Summary Report
• Tutorial: Show all Options in a Summary Report Graph