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MRI-Simmons: How-To Guide

Learn how to create Quick Reports and Crosstabs in MRI-Simmons Catalyst and Insights.

How to Interpret Crosstab Data [MRI-Simmons Insights platform v. 1.0]

Crosstab showing survey results for adults who said Dunkin' is the fast food restaurant they visit most often (column), by Generational group (rows).

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SampleThe number of people surveyed who meet both the column and row criteria

There are 432 Millennials who responded that Dunkin' is the fast food restaurant they visit most often. 

Weighted (000): Expressed in thousands (000), the projected number of adults (18+) in the U.S. who meet both the column and row criteria

There are 5,973,000 Millennials in the U.S. who visit Dunkin' most often.

Vertical %: Percent of the column reached by the row. [Read vertical percent by starting from the top, then down to the vertical percent, then left to the comparable variable in the row].

Of those who visit Dunkin' most often, 37.1% are Millennials.

Horizontal %: Percent of the row reached by the column. [Read the horizontal percent starting from the left, then across to the horizontal percent, then up to the comparable variable in the column].

Of Millennials, 7.5% of them visit Dunkin' most often.

IndexThe likelihood of the target to meet a specified criterion, expressed in relation to the base, where 100 = average. (Index can be applied either column to row, or row to column). The numerical difference from the average is expressed as a percentage of being more likely (numbers higher than 100) or less likely (numbers lower than 100). In this example, 114 - 100 = 14, so 14% more likely.

Millennials are 14% more likely to visit Dunkin' most often than the U.S. 18+ population overall. 

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Those who visit Dunkin' most often are 14% more likely to be Millennials than any adult 18+. 

Small Sample Size Cautions: In some instances there may be small sample sizes for various targets, which result in projections that may be unstable. These are indicated by a single or double asterisk (* or **) in the crosstab. Usage of data points indicated as having a small sample is not recommended.

In this example, note the * next to each number in the Gen Z row, which indicates a cell count from 31 to 60.