Survey – an overview

What is it for?

This template is ideal for visualizing survey responses and other data where each row represents a discrete entity such as a person. It lets you animate dots into different views, including groups, bars, and – for geographic data – a map. It also allows you to compare different metrics in a grid view.

How to get started

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You'll need a CSV or Excel file with a row for each person or entity that you want to visualize. The survey template is ideal for datasets up to around 10,000 rows. Larger datasets will work, but perform more slowly. 

Your data should have a row for each person who took the survey and a column for each question in the survey or other piece of information about the respondent. Here's an example:

Gender	Name	Weight (kg)	Height (cm)	Home country	Favourite country	Favourite food	Favourite animal
Female	Layla Harvey	128.43500076540477	182.63314524655928	Nigeria	Guernsey	Mexican	Meerkat
Female	Freya Wright	31.41535049107609	134.9034551782555	Myanmar	Japan	Steak	Dog
Male	Toby Fisher	82.05549263270167	215.03677405950341	Peru	Pakistan	French	Elephant
Male	Edward Patel	18.080218460830533	182.8442529316802	Italy	Netherlands	French	Cat

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In the Data tab, on the right, update the column settings:

• Set “Categorical columns” to point to any columns with categorical answers, i.e. text like "male"/"female" or "0-99"/"100-999"/"1000-9990". Type in the column numbers – e.g. A-C. These columns will appear in in the “Group by”, “Shade by” and “Compare” dropdown in the visualization.
• Set “Continuous columns” to point to any columns with continuous answers, i.e. raw numbers, such as income or weight. These columns will appear in the “Size by” dropdown in the visualization.



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Switch back to the Preview tab to view your data in the survey. Note that it will display in a circle by default and that you will have to create a story to create different views.