How do I compare surveys?
Once you've run two or more surveys, we recommend comparing the results to see how they've changed over time and measure the impact of any actions you've taken.
You can compare your surveys by selecting:
- Compare section from the left menu, or
- Compare surveys within a survey's reports.
From within the Compare section:
- Select up to 5 surveys to compare. This is the maximum you can compare at one time.
- Select Next.
- You’ll land on Match questions, which displays the Agree–Disagree questions from each survey. Only this question type can currently be compared. Review which questions were matched and if you need to make any changes.
💡Did you know?
Questions are matched when they either:
- share the same AskYourTeam question ID, or
- have an exact text match with a question from another selected survey.
- If you need to override or edit a match, simply select the question to expand the drop-down and choose a different one.
- Next, select Build Reports to explore how scores have changed over time. If you’re an Account Manager and made any changes to matched questions, you’ll be prompted to save them. This makes it easier for you and your team to reuse the updated matches in future reports.
Types of compare reports
There are three reports you can use to compare surveys:
- Compare: Similar to the Alignment Report, you will see a bar chart that can toggle between category and question view. The number of bars will correspond to the number of surveys you're comparing.
- Over time: This is line graph that shows if scores for overall survey, categories or specific questions has gone up or down over time.
- Heatmap Report (for comparing surveys): This report can only compare two surveys at a time. The Heatmap Report breaks down responses by demographic.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I change which surveys to compare?
You can select the tab Select Surveys in the top navigation at any time within Compare. This will allow you to select different survey combinations to compare.
Keep in mind permissions will be applied. You will only be able to select and compare surveys you have permission to view.
Who can change and save matched questions?
Account Managers and Survey Administrators can change which questions are matched and save those changes for themselves and anyone else on the team who has access to the Compare section.
Report Viewers can also change question matches, but they can’t save their changes. If they refresh the page, log out, or return later, the matches will reset to the system’s default suggestions.