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Multiple choice results normally show each choice as a percentage of the responses. You can switch any multiple choice activity to show the number of responses instead, and switch it back at any time, including while you are presenting.
Counts are useful when the exact number matters more than the share, such as a small audience where percentages can be misleading, or a room where you want to say "twelve people picked this" rather than "44 percent".
Switch between percentages and counts
The number itself is the control. Select any percentage or count on the chart and every label on that activity switches.
- Present or edit a multiple choice activity.
- Select any of the numbers on the chart.
- The labels switch to the other format. Select a number again to switch back.
Percentages, the default view:
Counts, after selecting one of the numbers:
Note: The setting applies to the whole activity, not to a single choice. Selecting one number switches all of them.
Where it works
This is available on every multiple choice visualization: bar, donut, likert and radar. On donut, likert and radar charts, the numbers sit in the legend beside each choice.
Ranking and clickable image activities are not included, because their results are not a share of the responses.
The bars and segments themselves do not change size when you switch. They are always drawn from each choice's share of the responses, so only the label changes.
Set the default for new activities
If you almost always want one format, you can set it once so that new multiple choice activities start that way.
- Go to Settings.
- Find Results label under the presentation settings.
- Choose Percentage or Count.
This sets the starting format for activities you create from now on. Activities you have already made keep whatever they were last set to, and you can still switch any individual activity by selecting its numbers.
Account administrators can set this default for everyone in the account, and can lock it so that it cannot be changed. If the setting is locked, you will see a lock icon and you will not be able to change your own default. You can still switch the format on individual activities while presenting.
Frequently asked questions
Do my participants see the change?
No. Participants never see the aggregate results for multiple choice activities on their own devices, so this only affects what is on the presentation screen.
Can I show percentages and counts at the same time?
Not currently. An activity shows one or the other.
What happens on a multiple choice activity where people can pick more than one answer?
Percentages are calculated as a share of all the responses collected, not as a share of the people responding, so they add up to 100 percent across the choices. Counts avoid that ambiguity by reporting exactly how many responses each choice received.
Does switching the format change my results?
No. It changes only how the results are labelled. Nothing about the responses themselves changes, and your reports and exports are unaffected.