View survey data in a cross-tabulation format, customize metrics, and interpret results using color-coded quartiles and 90ᵗʰ percentile benchmarks.
The Heatmap tab displays survey data via cross-tabulation reporting, allowing you to visualize and quickly interpret the data. The colors of the heatmap correspond to the quartile and 90ᵗʰ percentile values in the comparison database.
Note: Teams with unavailable or suppressed data don't appear on this tab. For example, you may select data options on this tab that could prevent a team from appearing if it does not have enough data to meet your selected criteria.
Note: Unless modified for the survey, the comparison database is the Gallup Overall database.
Heatmap tab
Click the Teams drop-down list to display the Teams window, letting you select which teams' data to display (100 teams maximum). If a team has one or more teams that report directly to it, you can use the options in the Include Direct Teams column to choose whether to also display the data of those teams.
Teams window
Click the Reporting Groups drop-down list to display the Reporting Groups window, letting you select up to five reporting groups to include. To select specific values for a reporting group, click its corresponding Manage button in the Selected Values column.
Reporting Groups window
If you have access to bivariable reporting, you can select Combined Reporting Groups at the top of the Reporting Groups window, letting you view combined heatmap data by paired reporting group values (10 pairs maximum). To select specific values for a reporting group, click its corresponding Manage button.
Reporting Groups window with combined reporting groups
Each value from your reporting group choices appears as a separate row on the heatmap. Use the remaining options at the top of the page to customize the heatmap data:
Direct/Rollup
Choose to view direct or rollup data for the selected teams.
Questions
Select which question data to display. Each question appears as a separate column on the heatmap.
) to display a tooltip with the item's full text and its specific quartile and 90ᵗʰ percentile values in the comparison database. For multiple metrics, the percentile values appear on each metric’s tooltip.Metric
Select which data values to display: Change, Current Mean, Current Top Box, Mean Percentile Rank or Top Box Percentile Rank.