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Likert Scale Analyzer (Survey Results)
Paste survey responses on a 1–4, 1–5, or 1–7 agreement scale and get, for each question, the number of answers, mean, median, share agreeing and disagreeing, and a stacked bar of the full distribution.
Likert Scale Analyzer (Survey Results): For each column, answers within the scale are counted at each point; anything outside the scale is ignored. The table gives the count, mean, and median, and the share in the top two and bottom two points of the scale (one point on a 3-point scale). The bars show every point's share, from disagree in red to agree in green. Runs 100% locally in your browser with zero server file uploads.
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- School & study tools
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| Question | n | Mean | Median | Agree (top 2) | Disagree (bottom 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 6 | 3.83 | 4 | 67% | 17% |
| Q2 | 6 | 4.33 | 4.5 | 83% | 0% |
| Q3 | 6 | 2.17 | 2 | 0% | 67% |
Each column is one question answered on a scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to the top value (strongly agree); answers outside the scale are ignored. The table gives each question's mean and median and the share agreeing (the top two points on a 5- or 7-point scale) and disagreeing, and the bars show the full distribution. Likert answers are ordered categories, so many analysts prefer the median and the distribution to the mean.
Worked example
Six people answer Q1 with 4, 5, 3, 4, 2, and 5: mean 3.83, median 4, and 67% agreeing (4 or 5) against 17% disagreeing.
To turn the results into a chart for a report, use the chart maker.
Reporting
Report the number of responses with every percentage, and show the full distribution: two questions with the same mean can have very different spreads, one with everyone neutral and one split between the extremes.
For agreement between two raters coding the same answers, use the Cohen's kappa calculator.
How to use it
- Paste the responses: one person per line, one question per column, with an optional first line of question names.
- Choose the scale.
- Read each question's summary and compare the bars.
Privacy & limitations
Your survey data stay in your browser.
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Frequently asked questions
Should I use the mean or the median?
Likert answers are ordered categories, so the median and the distribution are the safer summaries; the mean is common in practice and fine for comparing questions on the same scale.
How do I paste from a spreadsheet?
Copy the cells, including a header row if you like; columns separated by tabs or commas are read automatically.
What about reversed questions?
Recode them before pasting, so that a high number always means agreement: on a 5-point scale, new = 6 − old.
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