Net and top-box scores — same across every wave

Collapse scales into top-box, top-2, top-3 and bottom nets — defined once in the codebook and applied consistently across every wave, with no detour through SPSS.

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Table with top-box and net rows in DataLion

DataLion computes net and top-box scores right in the codebook: top-box, top-2, top-3 and bottom nets appear as their own table rows. Defined once, DataLion applies them consistently across every wave — with no export to SPSS or Excel.

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Top-box, top-2, top-3 and bottom nets

Condense your scales into meaningful metrics: DataLion builds top-box, top-2, top-3 and bottom nets — exactly the rows market research expects in every table.

So a 5- or 7-point scale reads at a glance: how many sit at the top, how many at the bottom?

  • Top-box, top-2 and top-3 for the upper end of the scale
  • Bottom nets for the lower end
  • Condensed metrics instead of raw scale points
Top-box and bottom-net rows in a DataLion table

Net codes as their own rows

Net and top-box scores appear as their own rows right in the table — next to the individual categories, not in a separate file. So the detail value and the condensed net value sit side by side.

That makes tables instantly readable and saves recomputing sums by hand.

  • Net scores as their own rows in the table
  • Detail and net value side by side
  • No summing up by hand

Consistent across every wave

Net codes are defined once in the codebook and applied by DataLion consistently across every wave. No wobbling definitions, no wave where “top-2” is suddenly computed differently.

In tracking and wave studies especially, that keeps your time series clean — right on the dataset, with no export to SPSS or Excel.

  • Net codes defined once in the codebook
  • Applied consistently across every wave
  • Clean time series for tracking studies
Top-box scores across several waves in DataLion

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We now work much more efficiently, giving us more time to take care of the derivations and insights from the data for the customers.
Jens Falkenau, Vice President of Market Research · Nielsen Sports
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Common questions about net and top-box scores

Which net and top-box codes can I compute?
DataLion builds top-box, top-2, top-3 and bottom nets as their own rows — exactly the condensed metrics market research expects in every table.
Do net scores appear right in the table?
Yes. Net and top-box scores sit as their own rows right in the table, next to the individual categories — no summing up by hand and no separate file.
Do top-box codes stay the same across multiple waves?
Yes. Net codes are defined once in the codebook and applied consistently across every wave, so your time series in tracking studies stay clean.
Do I need SPSS or Excel for top-box scores?
No. You compute net and top-box codes right in DataLion’s codebook, on the dataset and with no export to SPSS or Excel.

Top-box scores that hold across waves

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