This article describes how to go from displaying individual categories and percentages for a categorical variable set:
To displaying an average for each variable:
Requirements
Please note these steps require a Displayr license.
- Familiarity with the Structure and Value Attributes of Variable Sets.
- A categorical (Nominal or Ordinal) variable set that contains meaningful underlying numeric values. For example, a 1-5 scale question for multiple brands.
Method - Automatic
- Create a table from your variable set by dragging it from the Data Sources onto the page.
- Select the variable set in the Data Sources.
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For Nominal - Multi: Grid or Ordinal - Multi: Grid variables:
From the toolbar menu, select + > Data > Variables > Modify > Restructure > Averages
For Nominal or Ordinal variables:
From the toolbar menu, select (Nominal or Ordinal) + > Data > Variables > Modify > Restructure > Average
Method - Manual
- Select the variable set in the Data Sources.
- [OPTIONAL]: If you want to keep the original variable intact, you can create a duplicate copy of the variable first by right-clicking > Duplicate
- In the object inspector > Data > Properties > Structure > to the appropriate Numeric structure per Variable Sets.
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How to Change Averages to Percentages