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Participation tool widgets
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   When viewing survey results in your reporting dashboard, different question types are represented by specific widget types. This guide explains how each widget works and what they mean.

#### Quick Reference

Survey responses are analysed using different widgets depending on the question type:

\- **Count of selections** for multiple choice questions
\- **Sentiment analysis** for text responses
\- **Domain analysis** for emails and URLs
\- **Weighted scoring** for ranking questions

Widget Types Overview
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### Count of Selections

The **Count of selections** widget shows how many times each answer option was chosen by participants. This is used for multiple choice questions, ratings, and other questions with predefined options.

### Sentiment Analysis

The **Sentiment analysis** widget analyzes text responses to determine if the sentiment is positive, neutral, or negative.

#### How Sentiment is Calculated

We use VADER (Valence Aware Dictionary for Sentiment Reasoning) to analyze text sentiment. Each response is scored as follows:

- Less than -0.5 = Negative sentiment
- Between -0.5 and 0.2 = Neutral sentiment
- Greater than 0.2 = Positive sentiment

### Email and URL Domain Analysis

This widget extracts and categorizes domains from email addresses and URLs:

- For emails: Extracts domain after “@“ (e.g., gmail.com)
- For URLs: Extracts main domain (e.g., example.com)

### Weighted Score

Used primarily for ranking questions, the weighted score helps understand how participants prioritized different options.

#### How Weighted Scores Work

Each option receives a score based on its ranking position: - Highest possible score = Total number of options - Unranked items receive 0 points - Final score = Sum of all rankings divided by total responses

### Phone Number Analysis

This widget categorises phone numbers based on their prefixes:

- 04: Mobile numbers
- 13: Company numbers
- 18: Toll-free numbers
- 61: International format (Australia)
- 03: Melbourne landline
- 02: Sydney landline

### Form Analytics URLs Widget

The Form analytics URLs widget allows you to track where your embedded surveys are being viewed and submitted from:

- View submission counts by URL for embedded surveys
- Track views and submissions from external websites
- Monitor survey performance across different platforms

To add this widget, go to any survey's report page and add the “Form analytics urls“ widget from the Survey widget category.

Question Types and Their Widgets
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Some question types may show different visualizations depending on your reporting dashboard settings and the nature of the responses collected.

Question TypeWidget UsedSpecial ConsiderationsText (Short & Long)Sentiment AnalysisAnalyzes emotional tone of responsesMultiple Choice (Radio & Checkbox)Count of SelectionsMultiple selections counted individually for checkboxesRankingWeighted ScoreShows relative importance of optionsEmail & URLDomain AnalysisGroups responses by domainPercentage Calculations
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For widgets displaying percentages, the calculation is:

**(Count of specific option ÷ Total responses) × 100 = Percentage**

Complete Question Type Reference
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Below is a comprehensive reference table showing how each question type is analyzed in the reporting dashboard.

Question TypeWidget UsedSpecial Considerations**Text Short**Sentiment AnalysisLimited to 255 characters**Text Long**Sentiment AnalysisNo character limit**Email**Email DomainGroups by domain type (gmail.com, outlook.com, etc.)**Phone**Phone NumberCategorizes by number type (mobile, landline, etc.)**URL**URL DomainExtracts and groups by main domain**Radio**Count of SelectionsSingle choice only**Checkboxes**Count of SelectionsMultiple selections counted individually**Image Selection**Count of SelectionsDescription fields only shown in reports**Dropdown**Count of SelectionsMultiple selections possible**Number Input**Count of SelectionsShows frequency of each value**Number Slider**Count of SelectionsGroups responses by selected values**Rating**Count of SelectionsShows distribution of ratings**Likert Scale**Count of SelectionsShows agreement level distribution**Date and Time**Count of SelectionsGroups by date/time periods**Date Only**Count of SelectionsGroups by date**Time**Count of SelectionsGroups by time periods**Upload**Total UploadsMultiple uploads count as separate responses**Image Upload**Total UploadsMultiple images count as separate responses**Category (Map Surveys)**Count of SelectionsShows frequency of map pin types**Coordinates (Map Surveys)**Sentiment AnalysisAnalyzes associated text feedback**Comment (Map Surveys)**Sentiment AnalysisAnalyzes comment sentiment#### Report Export Options

All widget data can be exported in various formats including:

- CSV for detailed analysis
- PDF for sharing and presentations
- PNG for visual representations

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