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  1. Segment permissions

    Segment permissions determine who can use those segments. They fall into three groups. Syndicated segments belong to CivicScience. They are available for use by all accounts in the InsightStore. Shared  segments belong to CivicScience. They a...
  2. Webinar videos

    We are presenting a series of brown bag webinars on various topics.  October 16, 2024: Segment enhancements July 31, 2024: Strategic storytelling with data . Here are the slides . March 15, 2024: Dashboards February 15, 2024: Segments a...
  3. Introduction to segments

    A segment is a group of CivicScience survey respondents (i.e., a segment of the larger U.S. population) compiled based on responses to poll questions. You can analyze data for specific groups of respondents using segments, such as U.S. Women , U.S...
  4. Searching for segments

    The search bar at the top of the Segments page (number one below) and the permissions list (number two below) can filter the segments list. Use the dropdown box on the right (number three below) to sort the list.  Segments, like questions, ...
  5. Deploying a radio question

    To deploy (or launch) a radio (single-select) question in IS2:  Go to the question's Settings. Choose Deploy.  You'll see this screen. Choose who will be asked the question. If you want the question seen by all respondents, use the As...
  6. Poll unit detection bookmarklet

    The bookmarklet below can be used to search a webpage for the presence of the poll unit. Drag and drop the link below into your browser's bookmarks tab.  Please disable any adblockers you use, then reload the page before attempting to detect ...
  7. Basic question information

    Some information for each question can only be seen on the Basic Information screen. To access it, find the question you are interested in and click on its text to go to the question results page. Scroll down and click on the Settings heading....
  8. Question creation guidelines

    All questions should: Be neutral and balanced, showing no bias. Be sensitive to current events. Use language recognizable to humans, not robots or professional survey-takers. Have mutually exclusive answer choices - each answer option must be...
  9. Backstop questions

    You may have seen certain questions more frequently than others and wondered why that happens. They are probably backstop questions. The poll unit loads news/pop culture questions first, followed by one or two value questions, and then a profile ...
  10. Cloning a radio question

    Radio questions may be duplicated using the Clone  button at the upper right of the question's page. It's marked in green here. After pressing Clone  you will see a modal showing all the original question's answer options and settings. The ...