Grids contain a group of axes or questions that have common answers. They make analysis easier, helping you by bringing common items together in one place.
In this article
- Grid Items
- Drag and Drop a Grid Item
- Add Totals to a Nested Grid
- Nest into a Split Grid (Coming Soon)
1. Grid Items
Grids group standard axes with a common element list. A common example is a series of image statements that are asked for a set of brands. Each image statement is an axis while the brands are the elements. During the project creation, these items are combined into a grid.
In this example, two image statements have been asked across three brands. The element list appears once and applies to all statements.
2. Drag and Drop a Grid Item
When dragging a grid into the analysis area with no other variables included, two options are available in the down and across drop zones:
- Split separates the axis into one drop zone and the elements into the other, creating a crosstab.
- Nest adds the grid into the selected drop zone with the axes nested over the elements.
Split
When dragging in a grid and using the Split option, the following behaviour is displayed:
- Down - dragging the grid name into the down dimension places the axis labels into the down dimension and the element labels into the across dimension.
- Across - dragging the grid name into the across dimension places the axis labels into the across dimension and the element labels into the down dimension.
- A selection of axes from a grid can be analyzed by dragging the required axes into the analysis. All elements relevant to the selected axes are included in the analysis. Note that if you select one axis from a grid, you will not see the split option and the analysis layout is like a standard axis.
- A single element or a selection of elements within a grid can be analyzed by dragging the required elements into the analysis. All axes relevant to the selected elements are included in the analysis.
Nest
When dragging a grid and using the Nest option, axes and elements both display in the same drop zone with one item nested over the other.
- Down - Dragging the grid name into the down dimension nests the axes over the elements in the down dimension.
- Across - Dragging the grid name into the down dimension nests the axes over the elements in the down dimension.
- A selection of axes from a grid can be analyzed by dragging the required axes into the analysis. All elements relevant to the selected axes are included in the analysis. Note that if you select one axis from a grid, you will not see the nest option and the analysis layout is like a standard axis.
- A single element or a selection of elements within a grid can be analyzed by dragging the required elements into the analysis. The element is nested first with all relevant axes nested second.
With an axis already in one drop zone, Harmoni will automatically nest the grid when you drag it to the other drop zone.
3. Add Totals to a Nested Grid
The total for the grid is automatically hidden when it is nested into an analysis. It can be useful to unhide the total when you have values in a rating scale, as you can then view the averages for each item in the total row.
To include the total, you have two options:
- Use the Selector and add the total to the required item
- Use the Total toggle to switch the Totals on
Selector
With the grid nested, select the Elements label in the interactive title and add the Total. This method works with or without a crosstab axis included in the analysis. Without a crosstab, you will need to manually add the averages.
Total Toggle
When a grid is nested and there is no crosstab axis (another axis in the other dimension), open the modify menu and click the ON button under Totals. The averages have been manually added.
When the grid is nested and there is an axis in the other dimension, the Totals ON/OFF options is ON because the single axis has the total displayed. To switch the totals on for both dimensions, click Totals OFF, which turns the total off for the single axis, and then click ON, which turns both totals on.
4. Nest into a Split Grid (Coming Soon)
When you create a split grid, you are currently not able to nest in another item. Soon, you will be able to nest an axis directly into the grid.
- Drag in the grid and use Split
- Drag in the item and drop it on Nest
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