> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.exoid.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Summary

> Read your study's aggregated data with interactive charts, question-based filters and comparison clusters.

Summary is the first view you open when you want to understand what the data says as a whole. The header tells you what you are looking at — "Detailed analysis of N questions and M responses" — and below it every question gets its own chart.

## The controls at the top

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Add comparison" icon="columns-3">
    Build named segments and put them side by side inside the charts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Time range" icon="calendar">
    Restrict the analysis to the responses collected in a given period.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Filters" icon="filter">
    Keep only the respondents who answered specific questions in a specific way.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Export" icon="download">
    Download the Summary as a PDF or an Excel file.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What Summary shows

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Closed questions" icon="chart-bar">
    For every single choice or multiple choice question, Exoid generates a readable bar chart with the percentage distribution of each option.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Open-ended questions" icon="brain">
    Text responses are processed by AI and condensed into three elements: the most recurring keywords, the mention count and the full list of collected responses.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

Together they give you an immediate quantitative read and the qualitative context that explains it.

### Show statistics

Every question carries a **Show statistics** toggle. Turn it on and the mean and the median appear next to the chart, so you can read the central tendency without exporting anything.

## Filters

Filters are built on your questions, not on a library of ready-made demographic attributes. Each condition has three parts:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick the question">
    Questions are listed by their question code, the identifier you set in the Builder, for example `Q1_AGE`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the operator">
    The operator defines how the answer is matched.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick the value">
    Choose one of the answer options of that question, or type the value you are looking for.
  </Step>
</Steps>

You can stack several conditions and organize them into nested groups, the same way you build a visibility condition or a quota. Charts and counts recalculate on the filtered subset, and you can remove the filters at any time to go back to the full dataset.

<Note>
  If you want to segment by age, role or geography, those attributes have to be questions in your interview. Give them clear question codes and they become filterable.
</Note>

## Add comparison

**Add comparison** opens "Create comparison cluster": you define segments and Exoid draws them together inside the same charts, so differences between groups stand out. This is how you cross your data.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the configuration">
    From Summary click **Add comparison**: the cluster configuration window opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name the cluster">
    Give the group a recognizable name, for example "IT team".
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick an identifying color">
    The color distinguishes the cluster from the other groups in the charts.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set the conditions">
    Define who belongs to the cluster with the same question–operator–value conditions used by the filters.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the cluster">
    Save it, and it appears in the Summary charts.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Create two clusters at once and compare them directly, instead of applying one filter, reading the numbers, then applying the other.
</Tip>

## Exporting the Summary

From this section Export produces two formats: **PDF** and **Excel**. Raw response-level data lives in the Responses tab, which exports Excel and SPSS.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Responses" icon="table" href="/en/analyze/responses">
    Read submissions one by one and open the detail panel for a single respondent.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Talk with Data" icon="messages-square" href="/en/analyze/talk-with-data">
    Ask questions about your data in a chat and get statistical tests back.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Exporting data" icon="download" href="/en/analyze/export">
    See which format comes from which section.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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