Open this dialog by clicking Fill in the analysis Map Control Editor.

Select the drop down to insert the {value} field at the current cursor position.

Set the number of decimal places for the calculated values displayed in the legend.

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Open this dialog by clicking Fill in the analysis Map Control Editor.

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Open this dialog by clicking Fill in the analysis Map Control Editor.

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Open this dialog by clicking Fill in the analysis Map Control Editor.

Check Visible to display the legend on the analysis map. Select a radio button to position the legend.

If you select Custom location, you must specify the dimensions of the legend box. For all other locations, the box is auto-sized. The number of items displayed in the legend is the same as the number of data points defined in the shading.

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Open this dialog by clicking Fill in the analysis Map Control Editor.

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The Designer tab contains the tools to load and edit an analysis map.

First, you need to load a map control or an image into the map control. The image used for the map control can be one of the following:

• Snap XMP map control
• image
• HTML image map

Snap Surveys provides a range of rating scales that you can download and use.

After you have loaded the images into the map control, you are able to

• define clickable areas of the image with different shapes
• click Fill to change the shading, legend location, legend backdrop, legend font and legend labels
• assign areas of the image to the question codes
• zoom the map control
• save the map control for future use

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It uses the questions available in the Crocodile Rock Cafe survey.

Adding graphics to represent each age group

1. Create an image representing the different age groups used to classify respondents.

In the Crocodile survey, these are:

2. Ensure that you have enough space to display the analysis data on the image. The size of the image will be the size of your Map.
3. Save the image file in a known place (eg styles/map/age_pic.gif)
4. Click to define the analysis.
   • Enter Q9 (age) in the Analysis field.
   • Select Means and Significances in the drop-down list. Enter Q6a (speed of service satisfaction rating) in the field for the variable for which the mean is calculated. (If you wished to score the mean, you would enter the score in the field after the variable name, e.g. q6.a score5).
5. Click OK to save the table. Keep the window open for reference while creating your Map.
6. Select the table in the Analyses window and click on the toolbar to duplicate the analysis.
7. Select Map in the Type list.
8. Select <Create new style> from the dropdown list of styles. The Map Control Editor opens.
9. Select File|Import image and browse for the image you have created.
10. Click to select the square tool, and draw a square under one of your figures.

11. Use Copy and Paste to duplicate the square until there is one under each figure.
12. Select each square in turn and select Shape|Assign to code. Select the appropriate code for the figure. (You can also right-click the shape and assign codes from the context menu.)

As you assign codes, the analysis data will automatically be calculated and used to fill the square.

Assigning RGB colors and legends for the least and most satisfied age groups

1. Click to open the Map Control Editor Fill series dialog.

2. Select RGB as the color model. This means that intermediate colors will be calculated as if you were moving round the colors in a rainbow.
3. Select Continuous as the Data Mode. This means that every value will be assigned a color according to its data value.
4. Click the color buttons to assign colors to represent the maximum and minimum values.
5. Select Legend in the left-hand pane.

6. Check the Visible box to display the Legend, and select one of the radio buttons to position it.
7. Click the Labels tab.
8. You will have the same number of labels fields as colors listed in the Shading window. By default the text for each color is the value it represents. Add some text to identify what the Map is displaying.

9. Click OK.
10. When you have finished defining the Map, select File|Save map control and save your Map as an .isf file.
11. Click OK to display the completed Map analysis.

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It assumes that:

• You already have a Map Control Editor style representing the country with the different areas defined.
• The respondents’ area is stored in Q11 and their satisfaction level is stored in Q7.

1. Click to define the analysis.
   • Enter the area variable (Q11) in the Analysis field.
   • Select Means and Significances in the drop-down list. Enter the satisfaction variable (Q7) in the field for the variable for which the mean is calculated.

(If you wished to score the mean, you would enter the score in the field after the variable name, e.g. q6.a score5).

2. Click OK to save the table. Keep the window open for reference while creating your Map.
3. Select the table in the Analyses dialog and click on the toolbar to duplicate the analysis.
4. Select Map in the Type list.
5. Select the saved style file from the dropdown list of styles.
6. Double-click the Map window to open the Map Control Editor.

7. Click on each area in turn and confirm that the code assignment displayed at the bottom of the window is correct
8. If the codes have not been pre-defined, select each area in turn and select Shape|Assign to code. Select the appropriate code for the figure. (You can also right-click the shape and assign codes from the context menu.)

Assigning colors to your areas and displaying a legend

1. Click to open the Map Control Editor Fill series dialog.

2. Select HSL as the color model. This means that intermediate colors will be calculated using a traffic light scheme.
3. Select Stepped as the Data Mode. This means that only the colors listed will be seen.
4. Click the button twice to add two new data points. There will now be four satisfaction levels displayed. From the table, you know that the maximum satisfaction level is nine and the minimum is three. The extra two data points will be equidistant between the maximum and minimum (5 and 7). Because the Data Mode is Stepped, the areas will be colored according to the nearest data point value, e.g, 4.3 will be classified as 5.
5. Select Legend in the left-hand pane.

6. Check the Visible box to display the Legend, and select one of the radio buttons to position it.
7. Click the Labels tab.
8. You will have the same number of labels fields as colors in the Shading window. By default the text for each is the value it represents. Add some text to identify what the Map is displaying.
9. Click OK.
10. When you have finished defining the Map, select File|Save map control and save your Map as a new .isf file. (If you do not save it as a separate file, it will still be stored in your survey, but will not be available to any other surveys or analyses.)
11. Click OK to display the completed Map analysis.

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Select the Analysis Map toolbar button.

3. Specify the variable you wish to display as a Map in the analysis field.
4. Select an existing style or click Browse to search for a style that is not in the list.
5. Click Apply to display the map in the Analysis Display window.
6. Double-click the new map or click to open the Map Control Editor.

7. Click a defined area to select it. You can then make changes to it such as assigning it to a different code.
8. Click to specify how the areas are outlined.
9. Click to make any changes to the legend or the colors that will fill the specified areas (shaded from maximum to minimum). The Fill definition applies to all areas, as it represents the calculated analysis values.
10. When your changes are complete, select File|Save map control to save your Map as a re-usable style file.
11. Select File|Exit or click OK to go back to the analysis window.

Changing the code assignments

1. Within the Map Control Editor, click an area to select it.
2. Right-click and select Assign to code from the context menu, then select the code you wish to associate with this area. You may associate the same code with multiple areas.

Changing the area shapes

Within the Map Control Editor, click an area to select it.

• Drag the area handles (white squares) to change the size and proportions of a shape.
• Right-click and select Shape type to change the shape type.
• If the shape type is a polygon, you can add or delete point by right-clicking a point and selecting Add Point or Delete Point from the context menu.

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These can be used in conjunction with data which has been gathered using a Map Control in the questionnaire or with data gathered or calculated in any other way.

For example, you could have a picture showing the areas of a city and color each one according to the number of respondents living there. You can specify the colors used for the highest and lowest values, and how the color changes in between.

You should note that there is only benefit in using a map analysis if the picture contributes something to the analysis. This means that the location of the areas within the picture has meaning (for example, a city map). If the graphics could be replaced by a simple list, then the analysis could be equally well displayed as a bar chart.

Maps in detail

Maps can only display analysis data for questions with single or multiple responses.

You can specify, counts, percentages, means or sums as the type of data to be displayed.

You specify which area(s) of an image to associate with each variable code, and how the areas will be colored according to the data related to each code.

You can set a color for the highest value (max) and the lowest value (min), and the intermediate colors will be calculated according to the data value for each code.

Maps consist of:

• a background image
• the defined areas of the image, and the response codes they are associated with
• the way the colors change according to the statistical data for each code.

Maps for analysis are defined in the Map Control Editor. Details for creating a Map Control can be found at Hyperlink here.

Note that the usefulness of a Map in analysis is entirely dependent on whether the area of the image has a meaning related to the specified response code. If the image areas and the response codes have no natural relation, then you would probably be better off using a bar chart.

When you create a Map style for analysis, it has a different function from the Map Control styles used in the questionnaire window.

This is because the image must convey information about the response codes, even when filled with a color that represents a calculated number (e.g. the mean).

You can either:

• use an image, such as a map, where the shapes are instantly recognisable and identifiable through outline and location in the picture.
• use an image which shows what the response codes mean, but displays the analysis information separately.

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