Analysis Cloning (askiaanalyse)

This function allows you to quickly and easily apply the properties of a previously-saved portfolio to another project.

For example, suppose project A has a demographics section, from which a set of tables has been created and saved to a portfolio. Meanwhile, project B is a different QES file, but has the same set of demographics questions as project A. Through analysis cloning, you can apply to project B the properties you gave to the demographics of project A when you ran the tables and saved them to the portfolio.

Before you begin, you need to ensure you have saved the details you want to copy to other projects into a suitable XML portfolio.

You can also use this function to create a hole count of a complete survey by using the respondent and non-respondent groups, turning open numerics into closed variables and skipping variables not at the main level, as they are not usually needed.

The analysis cloning function is accessed by selecting analysis cloning from the tools menu. The cross-tab cloning dialog appears, where you can select the portfolio whose settings you want to apply to another project (referred to hereafter as the active QES). The options in the dialog determine how the settings from the selected portfolio (referred to here as the saved portfolio) will be applied to the active QES when you use the clone analysis command in the questionnaire list.

The following commands are available:

Ins: Click this button to add a saved portfolio to the list. You can then choose which settings from the saved portfolio will be applied to the active QES.
: Deletes the selected item from the list.
: Move the selected item upwards in the list.
: Moves the selected item downwards in the list.
Name: The name of the saved portfolio. This name is the reference you will use to access the details of the analysis you have saved.
Path: The path of the selected portfolio. This is the name and location of the saved portfolio (i.e. the XML file that contains the portfolio details you want to apply to the other project).
Rows, Columns and Edges: These options determine how the rows, columns or edges settings from the saved portfolio will be applied to the active QES when you use the clone analysis command.
- Use all selected questions: If selected, the properties of all the questions in the saved portfolio can be applied to all the questions in the active QES.
- Use tab definition: If selected, the properties of questions in the saved portfolio can be applied only to questions with the same shortcut names in the active QES.
- Use first selected question: This means that if more than one question is selected when you apply the clone analysis command to the active QES, the rows/columns/edges from the saved portfolio will be applied to the first of the selected questions. For example, you might apply row settings to the first selected question.
- Use second selected question: This means that if more than one question is selected when you apply the clone analysis command to the active QES, the rows/columns/edges from the saved portfolio will be applied to the second of the selected questions. For example, you might apply column settings to the second selected question.
- Use parent question: This option specifies that you want the "parent" question (of the loop or level), rather than the individual questions within the loop or level, to be used for your Rows/Columns/Edges.
- Apply question structure: If selected, the question structure (e.g. responses) will be applied from questions in the saved portfolio to those you perform clone analysis on in the active QES.
- Develop level questions: If selected, any sub-totals from the saved portfolio for groups within a loop question can be applied to loops within the active QES.
Add respondents group: If selected, respondents for the closed variable are added to the group name you enter here.
Add non respondent group: If selected, non-respondents for the closed variable are added to the group name you enter here.
Open numerics: This option allows you to convert open numerics into closed questions. The options are as follows:
- Skip numeric questions: all numeric questions will be excluded from the cloning operation.
- Do not close numeric questions: numeric questions will be included, but will not be converted into closed questions; this is the default option)
- Find all values: askiaanalyse will automatically create a distribution of all existing values found in the numeric question.
- Find 2 intervals: creates two intervals around the median.
- Find 3 intervals: creates three intervals in order to assign 33.33% of the respondents to each interval.
- Find 4 intervals: creates four intervals in order to assign 25% of the respondents to each interval.
Break questions in different tab-defs: If selected, questions will be placed into different tab definitions when details from the saved portfolio are applied to the active QES.
Use question level: If selected, the question level in the saved portfolio is applied to the active QES.
Skip questions outside level: If selected, questions outside the main level will not be included in the cloning operation.

Note: Once you have clicked OK, you then need to apply the settings from the saved portfolio to the active QES. If the active QES is open, close and re-open it; this makes the new saved analysis available to it. You can then right-click a question and select from the available saved analysis items.

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