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Vividata Dapresy Guide: 1. Terms to Know

Questions (rows)

See a list of questions in the Word file attachment, below.
WHAT is the topic you want on which you want to find information? 
WHAT do you want to know about? For example:
  • toothpaste 
  • Chatelaine magazine
  • recycling
  • commuter modes of transit
  • tablets/e-readers
  • TV viewing habits
  • mortgages
  • cruise vacations
  • Personal Characteristics / Views (see Vividata's Psychographic questions)

Questions

screenshot of Vividata questions

Split(s) (columns)

WHO do you want to know about? 

What is the demographic group you want to target to answers your question(s)?  For example:

  • all Canadians 18+
  • women in Ontario
  • GenXers (born 1965-1981)
  • Level of education
  • Household income

Splits

screenshot of Splits and answers

Nesting

Example: Do Canadian Millennials use online banking?

Not Nested

This table shows 74% (or 7,219,000) of Millennials have done online banking in the past 3 months.

screenshot showing variables which are not nested

Nested

71% of (or 3,509,000) Male Millennials have done online banking in the past 3 months.

77% of (or 3,710,000) Female Millennials have done online banking in the past 3 months.

screenshot sowing nested variables