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Table of Checkboxes Question Type
What is this?
With a Table of Checkboxes, respondents can select multiple or single items from a table. This question type is a convenient way to display multiple checkbox questions that share the same possible answers.
When would I use this?
Similar to our Table of Radio Buttons example, you can also ask the same type of question “Please select all of your favorite ways to eat each ice cream flavor”. The row headers could say: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry. The column headers could say: in a cup, in a cone, or as a milkshake.
Depending on the type of data you’re looking for, you can distinguish whether to use a Table of Radio Buttons or a Table of Checkboxes. The Table of Checkboxes would be if you’re looking for all the possible ways that your respondents eat specific types of ice cream flavors. favorite way to eat specific ice cream flavors.
The Table of Radio Buttons would be if you’re only looking for ONE definitive favorite way to eat specific ice cream flavors.
How does this Report?
Reporting Example
Inside of a summary report, you can view all of the data in a single element by using the “Table” element display. Otherwise, you can view individual rows of data using a pie or bar chart.
Exporting Example
The CSV/XLS export will assign a column within the spreadsheet for each row and column combination within the Table of Checkboxes. You’ll see below that it will first show you the column header, then the row header, and then the Table of Checkboxes’ question itself. It will then display the reporting value of the column the respondent selected. If a respondent has left a cell in the question blank, inside the CSV/EXCEL export, it will be represented by a blank cell as well.
Special Features
If you have a long list of row headers, a Table of Checkboxes allows you make it easier for the respondent to remember what column headers they had by repeating them as they scroll through the table.
Articles Related to Table of Checkboxes Question Type
To learn more about the specifics of this particular question type, please see the links below:
- Tutorial: Question Types: Table of Checkboxes
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