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Particular surveys may need groups of respondents with different characteristics. For example, you might want to create one group to reflect the people in one city with that city’s male/female ratio and income levels, and another group for a different city with that city’s male/female ratio and income levels. The Sample Definition function allows you to create such groups.
To access this function, go to the Sample Management > Current Job menu command, then click the Sample Definition tab.
This tab is divided into two areas:
- The hierarchy column – displays the various sub-samples and group sets in a hierarchy.
- The editor page –displays the details of the item selected in the hierarchy column and enables you to edit those details.
In the hierarchy column, either right-click on an item then select Edit from the drop-down menu, or double-click on the item, to open its editor page.
Place the cursor over an item in the hierarchy then click the right mouse button to open the right-click menu for that item. The menu commands available will depend on the type of item selected in the hierarchy. The full set of possibilities is listed below:
- Edit – opens the editor page for the selected item. You can also open the editor page for an item by double-clicking on the item.
- Add Group Set (Below) – creates a new Group Set below (within) the currently selected Sub Sample.
- Add Group Set (After) – creates a new Group Set after the currently selected Group Set.
- Add Sub Sample (Below) – creates a new Sub Sample below (within) the Sub Sample hierarchy.
- Add Sub Sample (After) – creates a new Sub Sample after the current Sub Sample.
- Refresh – refreshes the window to ensure all changes are displayed.
- Expand All – expands the entire hierarchy.
- Collapse All – collapses the entire hierarchy.
- Duplicate – duplicates the selected Sub Sample and its underlying Group Sets and places the new Sub Sample at the bottom of the hierarchy.
- Delete – deletes the selected item. You are asked to confirm the deletion.