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Top six custom questions of 2021

A frequent question our users ask is ‘what questions do other users ask?’ We decided to dive into the Culture Counts database to look at what common custom questions our users put into their surveys. How are questions worded? How...

How to visualise your data: parts-to-whole charts

What do pie, donuts and waffles have in common? They are all types of parts-to-whole charts! Along with making comparisons, visualising what things are composed of, is one of the most important applications of data visualisation. Examining these “parts-to-whole” relationships...

How to visualise your data: comparison charts

What are you trying to learn from your data? In this series, Culture Counts’ Data Scientist, Tom McKenzie shares how applying the ‘so, what?’ principle can help guide you to creating meaningful chart designs. This practical how-to demonstrates some common...

How to tell a story with your data

Infographics can help your audience to interpret findings, gain context and recognise the importance of your research. Culture Counts' Data Scientist, Tom McKenzie, explores the benefits of using data visualisation to help tell your story.

How to visualise your data: distribution charts

What are you trying to learn from your data? In this series, Culture Counts’ Data Scientist, Tom McKenzie shares how applying the ‘so, what?’ principle can help guide you to creating meaningful chart designs.  This practical how-to demonstrates some common...

How do people hear about your event?

We’ve dug into our Culture Counts data set to identify how people hear about the events our clients put on. Here are some of our findings. Available options A commonly used custom question in Culture Counts surveys is “How did...

6 common survey biases and what to do about them

It’s important your data is reliable if you want to make evidence-based decisions with confidence. Thinking proactively about the sources of bias in your survey or evaluation can dramatically increase the quality of the data collected and enable accurate and...