Enable the Basic Statistics to assign each answer choice a numeric value. Using these values, the minimum, maximum, mean, median, and standard deviation for the question will be calculated.
| Statistic | Description |
| Minimum & Maximum | It is the lowest and the highest value, or answer choice chosen by at least one respondent. |
| Mean | All responses’ average. |
| Median | This is the average of the middle two answer choices. The midpoint at which all responses are evenly divided above or below. |
| Standard Deviation | The quantity or distance of the average distribution. |
To show the basic statistics for a question:
- Go to the Analyze Results tab.
- Click Customize at the upper right of a question.
- Click the Display Options tab.
- Tick the box next to Basic Statistics.
- Click Save. Basic statistics will show in a separate data table below the question chart.
Basic statistics can be exported in PDF file.