How to Include the Main NET Column in Column Comparisons

By default in Q, NETs are excluded from Column comparisons. This article describes how to include the NET column when performing column comparison stat testing. 

The following table shows column comparisons where the main NET column (the first column below) has been included in the testing.

Requirements

• At least one table with Compare columns selected in the Show significance menu and a main NET or Total column is present.

Method

1. Go to Edit > Project Options > Customize > Statistical Assumptions if you want to make the change across all tables in your project or Edit > Table Options > Statistical Assumptions if you want to make the change at the table level. IMPORTANT: Please read through Statistical Assumptions to understand what each function performs before making updates to the statistical assumption settings in your project.
2. Untick Recycle column letters in the Column Comparisons section.
3. In the Overlaps menu in the Column Comparisons section, select Independent or Dependent as desired, see Overlaps for what this setting does.
4. In the Test Type section (also called Statistical tests for categorical and numeric data prior to Q v5.14) it is also recommended that you:
   1. Change the Proportions setting to Survey Reporter Proportions or Quantum Proportions.
   2. Change the Means setting to Survey Reporter Means or Quantum Means.
   3. OPTIONAL: Change Weights and significance to Kish's approximation in the Significance levels section.
   4. OPTIONAL: Un-tick Within row and span under Column comparisons if you want the Multiple comparison correction to take into account all columns in the table with its adjustment.
5. Click OK.
6. With the project's settings configured, you now need to configure which columns to test in every question that is used in the columns throughout your project. Repeat these steps for each question used in the Brown drop-down where you want to compare against the NET. You only need to do these steps once for each question, as these settings are saved at the question level.
   1. Right-click one of the column headings and select Comparisons to specify which groups of columns should be compared:
   2. Select Compare all columns and tick Include NETs,
   3. OR select Custom and specify which groups of columns should be compared. See How to Specify Columns to be Compared in a Table for more on this.

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How to Specify Columns to be Compared in a Table

How to Change Significance Levels for Column Comparisons

How to Interpret Column Comparisons