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Are Surveys done Once a year or are they Multi-Year Surveys? Will There Be Future Comparisons?

Survey Research: Time Series Comparisons

As part of comprehensive survey goals, Survey Administrators must determine whether a survey research is being conducted as a one-time activity, or as something that will be used as a comparison measure in the future.

Comparing past results of surveys with current results shows changes in attitudes which can be attributed to the progress or decline of certain organizational initiatives.

If there are to be future comparisons, you can compare survey responses directly in the platform, or you can export results and view them in a host of external applications like MS Office applications and SPSS.