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Analysing Several Questions by a Standard Break

Read on to find out how to analyse several questions without having to open up each individual table of charts in Snap 10 (if you have Snap 9 please click here). This method will save you valuable time conducting analysis through using one standard break.

The following example uses the Crocodile Restaurant Survey. A Batch is created to tabulate several questions against a break of "Gender". This can be accomplished by setting up a Batch with only one instruction.

A Filter can be specified in the instruction to produce multiple sets of tables; for example, a set of tables may be required for each age group.

Step By Step

Step 1

Click batch icon to display the Batches Window.

Step 2

Click plus icon to create a new batch, and specify the batch details as follows:

  • Name: BT1 (Snap will automatically allocate this)
  • Label: Analysis of all questions by gender
  • Indexing: On (will produce a list of tables produced at the end of the batch print).
  • Instructions: 1
  • Filter: Leave blank to include all cases.

Step 3

Click plus icon to add a new instruction and then choose Table from the drop down

Step 4

Specify the Results Definition as follows:

  • Type: Table
  • Analysis: Q2,Q4,Q6a TO Q6e,Q9
  • Break: Q10

Note that any Literal, Date and Quantity questions should be excluded.

If the Filter is left blank, all cases will be included. Alternatively, specify a Filter as a logical formula or a variable name. If a variable name is specified then a set of tables will be produced for each code value of that variable. For example if the Filter is specified as Q9, a set of tables will be produced for all values of Q9. An entire set of tables for Q9=1 would be followed by a set of tables Q9=2, and so on.

Save the instruction by clicking [OK].

If you wish to select any other required options for the tables double click on the first instruction which is shown as "Tailor analysis", i.e show/hide no replies, change decimal places and other adjustments like that.

Step 5

Save the batch by clicking tick icon.

Step 6

To run Batch 1, highlight it in the Batches Window and click run icon to run.

Step 7

A Batch Execution dialog box will be displayed, enabling a range of instruction numbers to be specified. You have the option to Check the batch or Execute it. See the topic: Preparing a batch to run section for further details of the latter. You may also select the Produce a Contact Sheet option, which will fit several tables or charts on a single page. If the Range of Instructions is left empty, all instructions in the batch will be run.

This single batch instruction will create 8 separate tables: Q2, Q4, Q6a, Q6b, Q6c, Q6d, Q6e, Q9 each tabulated against the Break of Q10.

If you do not specify any Break variable(s) the table produced will be a frequency table unless specified otherwise (e.g. grid, count).

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