Overview: Results | LimeSurvey

Overview: Results

About Results

Results is the step where you read what people answered. Every questionnaire a participant starts is a response. Open Results with Results in the top bar of the editor, next to Editor and Share. The tab is available once the survey has been activated.

The Results page

The Results overview with seven areas numbered 1 to 7, from the Results tab to Export results

  1. Results: the tab that opens this page.
  2. The left panel: Results overview, Responses list and Statistics.
  3. The counters: Total responses, Full responses, Response rate and Incomplete responses.
  4. Responses (last 30 days): the responses per day.
  5. Completed / Incomplete: the share of complete and incomplete responses.
  6. The latest responses. The full list is under Responses list.
  7. Export results: download your responses as a file. On the Statistics page, this button is Export statistics.

A response is complete when the participant clicks Submit on the last page. A participant who leaves earlier, or saves to resume later, leaves an incomplete response.

What the Results chapter covers

Responses

Statistics

Next steps

FAQ

Why is the Results tab greyed out?

The survey has not been activated yet. Responses are only collected while the survey is active. See Activate your survey.

My responses are gone after I deactivated the survey. What now?

Deactivating archives the responses. See Recover responses after deactivation. To end a survey and keep its results, use Stop / pause survey. See Stop, pause or deactivate a survey.

Do test runs in the preview count as responses?

No. Answers you give in the preview are not stored.