AskiaAnalyse options

This form, found on the tools menu under options..., defines the settings relevant to AskiaAnalyse that are stored in the registry of your PC. Note that some of these settings will only take effect after re-opening your questionnaire.

The options form (and the description here) are organised into these sections:

Each section may be opened or closed by clicking on the + or - button to the left of the section heading. 

Options may either be set from one of the displayed drop-down list of options (which are shown here as highlighted keywords), or by entering a specified value. 

General options

Setting Options

Only show completed interviews

  • Yes:  Only completed interviews (i.e. where the last screen has been validated) will be included in analysis.

  • No:  Incomplete interviews (e.g. interviews in progress) will be included in the analysis.
Note: any interviews that have been imported with askiatools are regarded as completed.
Check inverted files when opening a survey

  • Yes:  When a survey is opened, and the data is inverted, askiaanalyse will compare the QES with the inverted data. If there are differences, the QES will be read, instead of the inverted data.

  • No:  When a survey is opened, and the data is inverted, only the inverted data will be read.
Check inverted files when opening a survey

  • Yes:  When a survey is opened, and the data is inverted, askiaanalyse will compare the QES with the inverted data. If there are differences, the QES will be read, instead of the inverted data.

  • No:  When a survey is opened, and the data is inverted, only the inverted data will be read.

Automatic update of the inverted data

  • Yes:  When the database is opened in askiaanalyse, it will automatically be incrementally inverted.

  • No:  When the database is opened in askiaanalyse, it will not be automatically inverted.

Open last opened survey when launching Analyse

  • Yes:  When AskiaAnalyse starts, it will automatically load the last survey you had open.

  • No:  When AskiaAnalyse starts, no survey will automatically open

Question caption in tree

  • Shortcut:  In the question tree (in the left-hand pane), questions will be identified by their shortcuts.

  • Long caption:  In the question tree (in the left-hand pane), questions will be identified by their long captions.

  • Short caption:  In the question tree (in the left-hand pane), questions will be identified by their short captions

Question caption in tab

  • Shortcut:  In tabs, questions will be identified by their shortcuts.

  • Long caption:  In tabs, questions will be identified by their long captions.

  • Short caption:  In tabs, questions will be identified by their short captions.

Always group semi-open responses

  • Yes:  All semi-open responses in the tab/chart will be grouped into one response item.

  • No:  Semi-open responses in the tab/chart will not be grouped into one response item.

Show "Not in analyse" questions anyway
  • Yes:  Questions marked in AskiaDesign as Not visible in Analyse are displayed. This is useful if you plan to export the data as inverted, with a view to extracting the data with askiatools, and you want to include dummy questions.
  • No:  Questions marked in AskiaDesign as Not visible in Analyse are hidden (this is the default).

Expand chapters when opening survey

  • Yes:  Chapters and levels are open whenever a survey is opened.

  • No:  Chapters and levels are closed whenever a survey is opened.

Remove all HTML tags from question and response captions
  • Yes:  Any HTML tags contained in the text that were used to apply special formatting during data collection will be stripped out, so as to clean up the text being displayed in your tables and charts
  • No:  Any HTML tags will be left unchanged
If the question or answer options originally consisted only of images, this will have the effect of removing all identification and you will need to re-label the questions or answer options to prevent them from being blank.

Generate intermediary results when calculating colsig

  • Yes:  Intermediary results will be generated when column significance is calculated. All calculated sigmas are placed in a file called DebugColSig.txt (which is in the inverted data directory - i.e. where the .dat file is located).  All four possible sigma are included, along with the selected one in the calculation in question.

  • No:  Intermediary results will not be generated when column significance is calculated. This is the default setting.

 

Library options

SETTING OPTIONS
Library path

Enter the full path-name (drive, folder and file name) to the library file you wish to use.
Library access
  • Read only:  The library will be read-only; you will not be able to save items to it.
  • Always use library:  Items will be saved in the library without prompting.
  • Prompt:  You will be prompted to save items to the library.
Clone library path

Enter the full path-name (drive, folder and file name) to the clone library file you wish to use.

 

Tab definition options

SETTING OPTIONS
Default flat count title

Enter text that will be used as the default title for flat counts.
Default cross-tab title Enter text that will be used as the default title for cross-tabs.
Prompt when closing unsaved tab definition
  • Yes:  When you close an unsaved tab definition, you will be asked if you want to save it.

  • No:  When you close an unsaved tab definition, you will not be asked if you want to save it.
Default universe

Option to define which universe will be applied to any table where no specific universe has been selected. The following values may be set:

  • Use selected responses: Use the selected responses as the universe whenever AskiaAnalyse is opened.
  • Use question base: Use the question base as the universe whenever AskiaAnalyse is opened.
  • Use answering base: Use the answering base as the universe whenever AskiaAnalyse is opened.
  • Use selected sub-population: Use the selected sub-population as the universe whenever AskiaAnalyse is opened.
  • All interviews: Use all interviews as the universe whenever AskiaAnalyse is opened.
Caption for sum of all responses

Enter text that will be used as the caption for the sum of all responses value.
Simplify general tab

If set to Yes, several more advanced options (title, universe, level, chart template) will be hidden in the general tab, and made available in the advanced tab, which will become visible below the edges tab.
Available calculations by default

Determines which calculations are available by default when defining tables: none, Askia crossed, Askia simple, Askia table question or from a specific template.

To set up a custom list of available calculations, create a new tab template, set up the flat and crossed calculations as desired, and then save the template. Finally, select that template in this option. Whenever you create a new tab definition, the available calculations will be taken from your template.

 

Adding questions options

SETTING OPTIONS
Select Don't Know modality

This option determines how a question's Don't Know modality will be treated, if present, when a question is dragged and dropped into the rows, columns or edges of a table. 

  • Yes:  The Don't know modality will be selected.
  • No:  The Don't know modality will be deselected and omitted.
This option only determines whether the Don't know modality is selected or not at the time the drag-and-drop is performed. You will be able to select or de-select it manually at any time once it is in the table.
Select Not Asked modality

This option determines how a question's Not Asked modality, will be treated, if present,  when a question is dragged and dropped into the rows, columns or edges of a table. 

  • Yes:  The Not Asked modality will be selected.
  • No:  The Not Asked modality will be deselected and therefore omitted.
This option only determines whether the Not Asked modality is selected or not at the time the drag-and-drop is performed. You will be able to select or de-select it manually at any time once it is in the table.
Sort question (by default)

This option determines how a question's sort property will applied when a question is dragged and dropped into the rows, columns or edges of a table. 

  • Yes:  It will be set to allow sorting of responses.
  • No:  It will be set to do not sort responses.
This option only determines how the sort property is set at the time the drag-and-drop is performed. You will be able to change it manually to allow or prevent sorting at any time once it is in the table.

 

myView

These options relate to myView, the custom questionnaire trees you can create and share with co-workers. For more information, see introduction to myView.

SETTING OPTIONS
Default myView name

Enter a name that will be used for any future myViews you create. By default, this option is set to myView
myView back colour Allows you to specify a background colour for any future myViews you create. A custom (non-white) colour allows you to see at a glance when you are working in the myView tab in the left-hand pane (as opposed to the standard questionnaire tree, whose background is white). By default, this option is set to white.

 

Weighting

SETTING OPTIONS
Implicit weight variables

Askiaanalyse will automatically create weighting(s) if it finds variables with shortcuts matching the name specified here. To specify more than one shortcut, separate each name with commas (,).
Write a report after each weighting
  • Yes:  When weighting is calculated, a report titled Report of weights.txt will be written to the survey.dat directory (if this directory doesn't exist, it will be created automatically). The report includes a percentage indicating the weighting efficiency, an indication of the amount of skewing that had to be tolerated to get the weights to converge. The closer this figure is to 100%, the smaller the amount of skewing.  An explanation of the weighting efficiency formula can be found here. For an example of how weighting efficiency is calculated, see weighting effiiciency example.
  • No:  No weighting report will be created.
Accuracy (number of decimal digits) Enter the number of digits after the decimal point that you wish the calculated weight value to contain.
Number of possible iterations per question The maximum number of iterations allowed per question. Usually, weights converge to an acceptable solution after a few iterations. In some cases, this is not possible, so increasing the number of iterations (while also increasing the processing time) may allow an acceptable weighting solution to be found.
Minimum weight Enter the smallest weight value that can be defined.
Maximum weight

Enter the largest weight value that can be defined.
Run each wave independently

This option applies only to projects with multiple waves (i.e. those using AskiaSurf QEW files),.

  • Yes:  weighting will be applied separately to each wave.
  • No:  Weighting will be applied to all waves together.

 

Portfolios

SETTING OPTIONS
Create the sub-population if it does not exist
  • Yes:  If the quick sub-population is in effect for a portfolio, when you open it with a different QES, askiaanalyse automatically creates the sub-population if it does not exist.
  • No:  Askiaanalyse will not automatically create sub-populations.
Use the existing population if it is already defined
  • Yes: If the quick sub-population is in effect for a portfolio, when you open it with a different QES, askiaanalyse will use any existing sub-population in the QES.
  • No: askiaanalyse will not use existing sub-populations in a different QES opened with a portfolio.
Always use profile as defined in the questionnaire

  • Yes:  When opening a portfolio, the latest version of any profiles will be loaded from the questionnaire. If the profile has changed since the portfolio was saved, the following message will be displayed: The profile '%s' has changed since the portfolio was last saved. The portfolio has been updated with the new version. Check Tools/ options/ portfolios to change this behaviour.

  • No:  When opening a portfolio, profiles will be displayed as they were when the portfolio was saved. If the profile has changed since the portfolio was saved, the following message will be displayed: The profile '%s' has changed since the portfolio was last saved. The portfolio has been left how it was created. Check Tools/ options/ portfolios to change this behaviour.
Always use tab-template as defined in the questionnaire or library
  • Yes:  When opening a portfolio, the latest version of any tab templates will be loaded from the questionnaire or library. If the tab template has changed since the portfolio was saved, the following message will be displayed: The tab template '%s' has changed since the portfolio was last saved. The portfolio has been updated with the new version. Check Tools/ options/ portfolios to change this behaviour.

  • No: When opening a portfolio, tab templates will be displayed as they were when the portfolio was saved. If the  tab template has changed since the portfolio was saved, the following message will be displayed: The tab template '%s' has changed since the portfolio was last saved. The portfolio has been left how it was created. Check Tools/ options/ portfolios to change this behaviour.
When an unknown tab-template is found

This option determines what happens when you open a portfolio, and it contains a named tab template that does not exist on your computer.

  • Ignore: Nothing happens.
  • Display an error: An error message is displayed that the template does not exist.
  • Add into survey: The template is added to the survey, and no message is displayed.
  • Add into library: The template is added to the library, and no message is displayed.
When an unknown tab-style is found

This option determines what happens when you open a portfolio, and it contains a named tab style that does not exist on your computer.

  • Ignore: Nothing happens.
  • Display an error: An error message is displayed that the style does not exist.
  • Add into library: The style is added to the library, and no message is displayed.
Max number of threads This setting allows you to improve AskiaAnalyse's performance when viewing portfolios, if your computer has a multi-core processor.

By increasing the number of threads used by AskiaAnalyse, you increase the amount of computing power that can be used to display portfolios. The maximum value you should enter is the number of cores your processor has. For example, if your computer has a quad-core processor (i.e. four cores), you could set this value to 4, to make use of all four cores, and get the maximum possible performance benefit. The default value is 1 (and should be used for computers without multi-core processors). The highest possible value is 15.

 

Levels

SETTING OPTIONS
Show questions in other levels

  • Yes:  Questions from data levels outside the current one will be displayed.

  • No:  Only questions from the current data level will be displayed.
Prefix before questions in other levels If you require specific text to precede questions in data levels outside the currently-selected one, enter it here.
Always create developed shortcuts with the question shortcut
  • Yes:  When a question is the only item in a loop, its shortcut, when the question is developed, will take the form LoopItemCaption (QuestionShortcut).
  • No:  When a question is the only item in a loop, its shortcut, when the question is developed, will be the same as the loop item caption. If the shortcut has already been used, the shortcut will be set to LoopItemCaption (QuestionShortcut). We recommend setting this option yes, to ensure consistency in question naming.

 

 

Interval captions

This group of options determines the captions that are displayed in your tables for groups of numeric values. In the captions, the place-holders %1 and %2 are replaced by the values that appear in the caption as the lower bound and upper bound of the group. For example, if a numeric group contains the values between 3 and 4, then the caption "from %1 to %2" would be displayed as "from 3 to 4".

SETTING OPTIONS
Less than %1

Determines the caption used for numeric groups where the range of values is less than a specific value (%1).
%1 or less Determines the caption used for numeric groups where the range of values is equal to a value (%1), or less than it.
From %1 to %2 Determines the caption used for numeric groups where the range of values is between two values (%1 and %2).
More than %1 Determines the caption used for numeric groups where the range of values is more than a specific value (%1).
%1 or more Determines the caption used for numeric groups where the range of values is equal to a value (%1), or more than it.

 

User defined applications

SETTING OPTIONS
Application title 1

Enter the name of the first external program you want to make available in the user defined applications list in the tools menu. The name you enter here will appear in the list, and will be item you click to launch the application.
Application path 1 Enter the path-name of the first external program you want to make available in the user defined applications list in the tools menu.
Application title 2 Enter the name of the second external program you want to make available in the user defined applications list in the tools menu. The name you enter here will appear in the list, and will be item you click to launch the application.
Application path 2 Enter the path-name of the second external program you want to make available in the user defined applications list in the tools menu.
Application title 3 Enter the name of the third external program you want to make available in the user defined applications list in the tools menu. The name you enter here will appear in the list, and will be item you click to launch the application.
Application path 3 Enter the path-name of the third external program you want to make available in the user defined applications list in the tools menu.

 

Word export

SETTING OPTIONS
Show chapters
  • Yes:  Questionnaire chapters will be included in the Word export.

  • No:  Questionnaire chapters will not be included in the Word export.
Show tab-def title
  • Yes:  The tab-def title (as specified in the general tab of the tab definition) will be included in the Word export.

  • No:  The tab-def title will not be included in the Word export..
Show tab title
  • Yes:  The table title will be included in the Word export.

  • No:  The table title will not be included in the Word export.

Show title as heading
  • No:  Table titles will not be included in the Word export.

  • First tab:  Table titles for the first tab only will be included in the Word export.

  • All tabs:  Table titles will be included for all tabs in the Word export.
Prompt for a file name (or automatically create one)
  • Yes:  The user will be asked to enter a file name each time a new Word export file is created.

  • No:  The file will be given a system generated name and placed in the .dat directory to be found in the same location as the current .qes or .qew file. 

 

Excel export

SETTING OPTIONS
Simplified export

This feature is not implemented and the setting will have no effect.
New sheet for each portfolio chapter
  • Yes:  Each new portfolio chapter will be placed on its own worksheet. To create a portfolio chapter, right-click when you are viewing the portfolio, and select insert a chapter.

  • No:  Portfolio chapters will not be given their own worksheets. 

Note: if the option one tab per sheet (see Excel export option, below) is set to yes, that option takes precedence over this one.
New sheet for each tab-definition
  • Yes:  Each tab definition in a portfolio will be placed on its own worksheet. To create a tab definition in a portfolio, click send to portfolio in the standard toolbar.

  • No:  Tab definitions will not be given their own separate worksheets.

Note: if the option one tab per sheet (see Excel export option, below) is set to yes, that option takes precedence over this one.
New sheet for each edge
  • Yes:  Each edge will be placed on its own worksheet.

  • No:  Edges will not automatically be placed on a new worksheet.

Note: if the option one tab per sheet (see Excel export option, below) is set to yes, that option takes precedence over this one.
One tab per sheet
  • Yes:  Each table will be exported on its own Excel sheet.

  • No:  Tables will be exported to a single Excel sheet.

Note: this option takes precedence over the other Excel export "new sheet" options above, so if it is set to "yes", there will be one sheet in the Excel file for each tab, regardless of the other settings.
Show tab title
  • Yes:  The table title will be included in the export.

  • No:  The table title will not be included in the export.
Show header
  • Yes:  The header will be included in the export.

  • No:  The header will not be included in the export.
Show footer
  • Yes:  The footer will be included in the export.

  • No:  The footer will not  be included in the export.
Use portfolio titles for sheet names
  • Yes:  Worksheet names in the Excel file will be the same as the corresponding portfolio titles.

  • No:  Worksheet names in the Excel file will be Sheet 1, Sheet 2, etc.
Export the center header as an additional title
  • Yes:  The center header (as specified in the header/footer tab as defined in the settings dialog during tab definition) will be included in the export.

  • No:  The center header (as specified in the header/footer tab as defined in the settings dialog during tab definition) will not be included in the export.
Export center footer as an additional row
  • Yes:  The center footer (as specified in the header/footer tab as defined in the settings dialog during tab definition) will be included in the export beneath the table.

  • No:  The center footer (as specified in the header/footer tab as defined in the settings dialog during tab definition) will not be included in the export beneath the table.
Default file extension The file extension that will be used for Excel exports, unless over-ridden by the user during the export process. The default value is XLSX. Note that changing this value to XLS causes the export to be made to the earlier Excel XLS format.
Create a table of contents
  • Yes:  A table of contents will be created automatically in the Excel file, with hyperlinks to each worksheet.

  • No:  A table of contents will not be created.
Prompt for a file name (or automatically create one)
  • Yes:  The user will be asked to enter a file name each time a new export file is created.

  • No:  The file will be given a system-generated name and placed in the .dat directory to be found in the same location as the current .qes or .qew file. 

 

PowerPoint export

SETTING OPTIONS
Design template path (*.pot)

Enter the full path of the *.pot file that you want to use as a design template for PowerPoint exports.Design templates are usually located in the C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeTemplatesPresentation Designs directory. 

Note: this export method has a number of limitations. We recommend using askiaxpose for PowerPoint exports, which offers greater flexibility.

 

Export to ASCII
SETTING OPTIONS
Show tab title
  • Yes:  The table title will be included in the export.

  • No:  The table title will not be included in the export.
Show header
  • Yes:  The header will be included in the export.

  • No:  The header will not be included in the export.
Show footer
  • Yes:  The footer will be included in the export.

  • No:  The footer will not  be included in the export.
Number of lines before a tab Enter the number of blank lines that you wish to precede each table.
Lines after tab Enter the number of blank lines that you wish to follow each table.
Marker Enter a character that you wish to precede each table.
Marker after tab

Enter a character that you wish to follow each table.
Marker for merged cells Enter a character that you wish to mark merged table cells.
Marker at end of a page Enter a character that you wish to mark the end of a page.

 

TabsML

SETTING OPTIONS
Export in Unicode
  • Yes:  TabsML exports will be in Unicode format.

  • No:  TabsML exports will be in ANSI format.
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