When viewing survey results in your reporting dashboard, different question types are represented by specific widget types. This guide explains how each widget works and what they mean.
Quick Reference
Survey responses are analysed using different widgets depending on the question type:
- Count of selections for multiple choice questions
- Sentiment analysis for text responses
- Domain analysis for emails and URLs
- Weighted scoring for ranking questions
Widget Types Overview
Count of Selections
The Count of selections widget shows how many times each answer option was chosen by participants. This is used for multiple choice questions, ratings, and other questions with predefined options.
Sentiment Analysis
The Sentiment analysis widget analyzes text responses to determine if the sentiment is positive, neutral, or negative.
How Sentiment is Calculated
We use VADER (Valence Aware Dictionary for Sentiment Reasoning) to analyze text sentiment. Each response is scored as follows:
Less than -0.5 = Negative sentiment
Between -0.5 and 0.2 = Neutral sentiment
Greater than 0.2 = Positive sentiment
Email and URL Domain Analysis
This widget extracts and categorizes domains from email addresses and URLs:
For emails: Extracts domain after “@“ (e.g., gmail.com)
For URLs: Extracts main domain (e.g., example.com)
Weighted Score
Used primarily for ranking questions, the weighted score helps understand how participants prioritized different options.
How Weighted Scores Work
Each option receives a score based on its ranking position: - Highest possible score = Total number of options - Unranked items receive 0 points - Final score = Sum of all rankings divided by total responses
Phone Number Analysis
This widget categorises phone numbers based on their prefixes:
04: Mobile numbers
13: Company numbers
18: Toll-free numbers
61: International format (Australia)
03: Melbourne landline
02: Sydney landline
Form Analytics URLs Widget
The Form analytics URLs widget allows you to track where your embedded surveys are being viewed and submitted from:
View submission counts by URL for embedded surveys
Track views and submissions from external websites
Monitor survey performance across different platforms
To add this widget, go to any survey's report page and add the “Form analytics urls“ widget from the Survey widget category.
Question Types and Their Widgets
Some question types may show different visualizations depending on your reporting dashboard settings and the nature of the responses collected.
| Question Type | Widget Used | Special Considerations |
|---|---|---|
| Text (Short & Long) | Sentiment Analysis | Analyzes emotional tone of responses |
| Multiple Choice (Radio & Checkbox) | Count of Selections | Multiple selections counted individually for checkboxes |
| Ranking | Weighted Score | Shows relative importance of options |
| Email & URL | Domain Analysis | Groups responses by domain |
Percentage Calculations
For widgets displaying percentages, the calculation is:
(Count of specific option ÷ Total responses) × 100 = Percentage
Complete Question Type Reference
Below is a comprehensive reference table showing how each question type is analyzed in the reporting dashboard.
| Question Type | Widget Used | Special Considerations |
|---|---|---|
| Text Short | Sentiment Analysis | Limited to 255 characters |
| Text Long | Sentiment Analysis | No character limit |
| Email Domain | Groups by domain type (gmail.com, outlook.com, etc.) | |
| Phone | Phone Number | Categorizes by number type (mobile, landline, etc.) |
| URL | URL Domain | Extracts and groups by main domain |
| Radio | Count of Selections | Single choice only |
| Checkboxes | Count of Selections | Multiple selections counted individually |
| Image Selection | Count of Selections | Description fields only shown in reports |
| Dropdown | Count of Selections | Multiple selections possible |
| Number Input | Count of Selections | Shows frequency of each value |
| Number Slider | Count of Selections | Groups responses by selected values |
| Rating | Count of Selections | Shows distribution of ratings |
| Likert Scale | Count of Selections | Shows agreement level distribution |
| Date and Time | Count of Selections | Groups by date/time periods |
| Date Only | Count of Selections | Groups by date |
| Time | Count of Selections | Groups by time periods |
| Upload | Total Uploads | Multiple uploads count as separate responses |
| Image Upload | Total Uploads | Multiple images count as separate responses |
| Category (Map Surveys) | Count of Selections | Shows frequency of map pin types |
| Coordinates (Map Surveys) | Sentiment Analysis | Analyzes associated text feedback |
| Comment (Map Surveys) | Sentiment Analysis | Analyzes comment sentiment |
Report Export Options
All widget data can be exported in various formats including:
CSV for detailed analysis
PDF for sharing and presentations
PNG for visual representations