Customer Satisfaction Tracking Calculator

Confidence Intervals are the + / - figures, usually reported in opinion polls, as a means of understanding the accuracy of a survey's results.

From the diagram below, it would be easy to assume that Store 1 is performing better than Store 2 for cleanliness. However, after calculating the margin of error for Store 1 as + / -21% (based on a population of 500 within the retailer's footprint and a sample of 20 customers) and the margin of error for Store 2 as + / -4% (based on a population of 100 within the retailer's footprint and a sample of 86 customers), we have more confidence in the accuracy of the figures for Store 2.

Top 2% Cleanliness by Store

Use the free tool shown here to calculate the margin of error for your survey results. It's designed as a quick check for you to be confident that the responses you obtain represent your footprint.


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