In Harmoni, there are many variable types to use in your analyses. Learn more about how to use each variable type when creating an analysis.

1. Headings

Headings are used to make logical groupings in the project.
Headings are useful when groups of items need to be included in an analysis.
You can drag a heading that contains no verbatims into the Across or Down drop zone.
If an analysis is created by dragging a heading in and then saved as a story view, when a Project Owner adds new items under the heading, the new items show in the previously created analysis.
A heading that includes a measure, measure group, or weight cannot be dragged into the Down dimension until there is an Across selected, and vice versa.
A heading that contains no verbatims or measures can be dragged into the Filter drop zone.
When a heading is dragged into the Filter, the first element of each variable is applied as a filter.

2. Standard Axes

Standard axes are used to report responses to categorical variables
Drag a Standard Axis into the Across, Down, Discover, Filter, or Percentage Base drop zones.
If an analysis is created by dragging an axis in and then saved as a story view, when a Project Owner adds new elements into the axis, the new elements show in the previously created analysis.
You can drag a subset of elements from an axis into the analysis. This subset of items can be set as the base for percentages using the Total (analysis) option.

Once created, a Linked Axis is used in the same way as a Standard Axis.
Linked axes include values for each element which means an analysis table can include an average in the total row.

Down - dragging the grid name into the down dimension places the axis labels into the down dimension and the element labels into the across dimension.
Across - dragging the grid name into the across dimension places the axis labels into the across dimension and the element labels into the down dimension.
A single-axis or just a selection of axes within a grid can be analyzed by dragging the required axes into the analysis. All elements relevant to the selected axes are included in the analysis.
A single element or just a selection of elements within a grid can be analyzed by dragging the required elements into the analysis. All axes relevant to the selected elements are included in the analysis.

Measures are used to show the averages or sum of values.
A standard axis must already exist in the analysis before adding a measure.
Once one or more standard axes are included in the analysis, drag a measure into the Measure drop zone to apply the values to each cell.
When using the Measure drop zone, only one measure can be applied to the analysis at any one time. Choosing which measure to apply is achieved with the select menu.
Once one or more standard axes are included in the analysis, drag a measure into the Across or Down to plot the measure against the other dimension. This approach enables multiple measures to be shown in a single analysis
Harmoni will display averages unless calculation types have been manually altered prior to including a measure. Use the modify menu to add/replace averages (AVG) in the analysis.

Measure Groups are used to show the averages or sums of multiple related values
A standard axis must already exist in the analysis before adding a measure group.
Once a standard axis is included in the analysis, drag a measure group into the Across or Down drop zones to display the averages.
A measure group cannot be added to the Measure drop zone. Select one measure at a time or use the Down or Across drop zones.

Weights are used to adjust the proportionality of the data records.
Several weights may be available in one project with one as a default weight. A blue dot indicates a default weight.
To include or override an existing weight in an analysis, drag the weight into the Weight drop zone.

Verbatims are used to expose open text variables
Include verbatims in an analysis by dragging and dropping the verbatim item into the Down drop zone.
All verbatim comments are listed alongside a word cloud and can be searched using the search menu at the top right.
Alternatively, click on a word in the word cloud to filter the comments.

Learn more about variable types.