Multi-wave reporting lets you combine results from multiple surveys within the same project into a single report. This is ideal for tracking changes over time, running longitudinal studies, or simply consolidating data for easier analysis.
Rather than looking at each survey individually, multi-wave reporting gives you a unified dataset with statistical testing run across all waves combined, while still allowing you to see results for each wave separately.
Key Features
Cross-survey reporting – Pull data from multiple surveys in the same project into one report.
Custom wave labels – Assign labels like “Wave 1,” “Wave 2,” etc., or stick with the survey names.
Flexible filtering – Add the wave label as a column, row, or filter in your report.
Statistical testing on combined data – All testing is run against the aggregated dataset.
Automatic code frame matching – Any open-ended question repeated across surveys in the same project uses the same code frame automatically.Creating a Multi-Wave Report
1. Navigate to the Projects Page
From your main dashboard, open the project containing the surveys you want to combine and selec the reports tab:
2. Create a New Multi-Wave Report
Click Create Report
Add the surveys you want to include. You can:
Keep the default survey name as the label, or
Enter a custom label (e.g., “Wave 1,” “Wave 2”).
3. Choose Respondent Handling
When setting up a multi-wave report, you can choose how to treat respondents who appear in more than one wave in the analysis page:
Consistent Respondent – Treats the same respondent across waves as a single individual for longitudinal analysis.
Separate Respondents – Treats responses in different waves as independent entries.
You can configure this in the analysis screen for each report:
5. Build and Analyse Your Report
Once your surveys are added, you can insert the wave label as:
A column
A row
A filter
Your analysis will automatically apply statistical testing across the combined dataset.
Best Practices
Use clear wave labels (especially if you have more than two waves) to make reporting more straightforward to interpret.
When running longitudinal studies, always enable the Consistent Respondent option.
Remember that open-ended code frames are already unified for repeated questions, so no manual alignment is needed.