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  1. Introduction to weighting

    Weighting is a statistical technique that involves mathematically manipulating data after the fact (i.e., after data collection) to bring the demographics of the survey sample more in line with those of a given population (e.g., the U.S. General P...
  2. Choosing and applying weighting schemes

    Choosing an appropriate weighting scheme CivicScience offers many custom weighting schemes. Therefore, a common question is how to choose a weighting scheme appropriate for your research needs. To select a weighting scheme that suits your researc...
  3. 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 q...
  4. Approve or Reject a Question

    After you've deployed a question, if it isn't collecting, check to see if it has been approved for a particular target.  Go to the question's Settings > Deployments screen. If the question has been approved or rejected for a particular target, ...
  5. Searching for questions

    You can use the text box on the questions page to search for keywords in questions. To search, enter one or more search terms in the search box and hit return/enter or click the magnifying glass at the right. The main search field searches key...
  6. Where are weighting schemes used?

    Where are weighting schemes used? Question details page Some dashboards Some dashlets: Insights Question compare Question compare list Question results Score results Timeview results Strength of association calculatio...
  7. Navigation pane

    Our navigation pane is on the left side of every page. The logo and the InsightStore title are links to the landing page. The small expanding caret to the right of the InsightStore title collapses the navigation pane to a narrow view th...
  8. InsightStore 2 landing page

    When you log in to the InsightStore , you will be on the landing page. It provides an easy way to access various areas of the InsightStore. Your first name and the name of your organization are displayed in the upper right corner of the land...
  9. Question insights

    Question insights are differences in traits, attitudes, and behaviors associated with the answers to your question. Insights are ranked by strength, a measure that combines the effect size and confidence level of the association. Question insight...
  10. Video: adding an insights dashlet

    This guide will teach you how to add, move, and edit an insights dashlet to a dashboard. 1. Go to insightstore.civicscience.com . 2. From the landing page, click Dashboard in the left navigation pane. 3. Select...