We’re excited to announce DataLion 2025.1.179, which introduces powerful new statistical testing capabilities and significant performance improvements to the platform.
📊 New Significance Metrics Suite
Enhanced Analysis Capabilities
- t-Test (Independent Samples): Compare means between independent groups with pairwise comparisons, now available in tables, bar charts, and column charts
- t-Test (Repeated Measures): Analyze dependent samples and compare means between variables from the same participants
- Chi-Squared Tests in Charts: Both complement and pairwise comparison tests now display significance information directly in bar and column charts
- Z-Test in Charts: Proportion comparisons can now be visualized with significance indicators in bar and column charts
- Yates Correction: Added support for Yates continuity correction in Chi-squared tests for improved accuracy with small sample sizes
Excel Export Enhancements
- Complete Significance Export: All significance information (asterisks, letters, p-values) from both tables and charts now exports to Excel
- Preserved Formatting: Significance indicators and legends maintain their formatting in Excel exports
🚀 Performance & Functionality Improvements
Codebook Management
- 5x Faster Upload: Codebook upload process optimized for significantly improved performance
- Enhanced Codebook Generation Script Options: New exclude_variables, exclude_values, and question_label parameters for more flexible data combination
- Multistack Ordering: Questions now sort by values in ascending order rather than alphabetically
Dashboard Features
- Complete Report PDFs: PDF exports now consistently include all dashboards within a report, not just the current view
- Default Dropdown by Text: Set default dropdown filters in the codebook settings using text values instead of unique IDs with
default_dropdown_text - Formula Textboxes: Fixed saving of textboxes containing SQL formulas like
{{=AVG(variable)}}
🔧 Bug Fixes & Reliability
Optimized Functionality
- Target Groups: Creation and editing of target groups optimized
- Dashboard Filters: Dropdown filter functionality optimized
- User Registration: New tenant registrations optimized
- Stacked Charts: Excel codebook uploads maintain proper chart structure
Technical Improvements
- Label Updates: Optimized performance for faster processing
- Unique IDs: New questions created in online codebook view receive proper unique identifiers
This release strengthens DataLion’s analytical capabilities while improving overall system performance and reliability. We appreciate your continued feedback as you explore these new features.