Surveys frequently include grid questions. These typically ask respondents to choose a rating on a predefined scale for a number of products in a list. For example, the Museum sample survey contains the following grid question (which is called rating):

It is generally easier to analyze data collected using a grid question as a grid table. For example:

For information about how to create this grid table, see Creating your first grid table.

By default, the orientation of the grid table is taken from the definition of the grid question in the metadata. However, you can override the default orientation. For more information, see Understanding grid tables .

You can create grid tables only if you are using a data format that supports a hierarchical view of the case data. See Supported data formats for more information.