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Exactly how do create Divergent Likert charts like it says we can do here: here from 5 point Likert data?


Currently my survey and Dashboard was set-up with some unipolar some bipolar 5pt scales, but all with 1-5 values.

I can't work out how to centre neutrals around a line and sort by sum of positive values.

 

Has anybody done this?

Hi,

This type of visualisation is not available in CX Dashboards. There is a product idea on Evolve for it that you can upvote (do a search on “diverging”).


I realise it’s not available as standard (otherwise I think I would have found it).

My question is how to workaround to create it (some metrics maybe?) 

Given the Qualtrics published page says “You could also visualize your responses using a diverging stacked bar chart”, and shows a picture, presumably somebody knows how to achieve it


Hi ​@k1s , here is a possible workaround that might approximate that effect using two custom metrics.

Step 1: Recode your response scale

In your data mapper, recode your 5-point scale into two custom fields:

  • Positive Metric (values 4 and 5):
    • Strongly Agree = 1
    • Agree = 1
    • Neutral or below = 0
  • Negative Metric (values 1 and 2):
    • Strongly Disagree = -1
    • Disagree = -1
    • Neutral or above = 0

You can also keep “Neutral” as a third field if you want to visualize it explicitly.

Step 2: Create new metrics in Dashboard Data

  • Metric 1: Sum of Negative Responses (will show to the left, using negative values)
  • Metric 2: Sum of Positive Responses (will show to the right)Optional Metric 3: Neutral responses (e.g., as a grey band)

Step 3: Configure a Bar Chart

  • Use a stacked bar chart, placing:
  • Negative % to the left (with a negative value)
  • Positive % to the right
  • Optional: Neutral in the middle if you want

Enable horizontal orientation and center your X-axis at 0 so that bars diverge around a midpoint.

Let me know if it helps to some extent.
-- Rochak