Analysis
Analysis Grids
This document walks you through how to use analysis grids in CoLoop.
CoLoop gives you two flexible ways to organize and analyze your data using grids—a visual tool for sorting insights, patterns, and quotes.
If you ask “What modes of transport did participants mention?”, CoLoop will look at all the transport modes each person talked about. So if most people said things like “car, bus, plane,” those will have higher frequencies because they were mentioned more often. But if you ask “What was each participant’s favorite mode of transport?”, CoLoop will only count the top or favorite mode each person gave. So the theme frequencies will be lower, since participants usually name just one favorite.
Bottom line:
Theme counts depend on the question you ask—CoLoop summarizes each participant first, then builds the overview based on those summaries.
- All Participant Grid
This grid automatically creates a row for every participant in your project. It’s perfect for quickly comparing how individuals responded to prompts, themes, or topics across your study. - Custom Grid
This one’s where things get really interesting. With a custom grid, you decide what each row represents—it could be a persona, a theme, a journey stage, or even a moment in time. This gives you the freedom to structure your analysis in whatever way makes the most sense for your research.
All Participant Grid
Use all participant grids to get a high-level view across all participants:- Each row is a participant; each column is a research question.
- CoLoop auto-generates or lets you write custom prompts.
- See individual summaries, themes, and how often each theme appears for a research question.
- Great for spotting patterns, grouping responses, and guiding deeper dives.
Understanding Theme Frequencies in the All Participant Grid
In the All Participant Grid, each column shows an overview of key themes based on the question you asked—and next to each theme, you’ll see a theme frequency (a number). But what does that number actually mean? Here’s how it works:- CoLoop first creates a summary for each participant, based on all of their responses.
- It then reads across all participant summaries to generate an overall theme overview for the column.
- The theme frequency shows how many participants mentioned that theme in their summary for that specific question.
If you ask “What modes of transport did participants mention?”, CoLoop will look at all the transport modes each person talked about. So if most people said things like “car, bus, plane,” those will have higher frequencies because they were mentioned more often. But if you ask “What was each participant’s favorite mode of transport?”, CoLoop will only count the top or favorite mode each person gave. So the theme frequencies will be lower, since participants usually name just one favorite.
Bottom line:Theme counts depend on the question you ask—CoLoop summarizes each participant first, then builds the overview based on those summaries.
Custom Grid
Use custom grids to compare segments like female vs male or urban vs rural.- Slice your data by any variable to surface key differences.
- View summaries, themes, and frequencies side by side across segments.
- Ideal for identifying contrasts, gaps, or unexpected patterns.