Socius AI Assistant
Socius is your AI analysis partner designed to help you analyze, synthesize and query survey data in natural language.
1. What can Socius do?
- Executive Summary: Generates structured, high-level summaries of all responses instantly.
- Granular Querying: Ask questions like "Summarize the complaints from users aged 18-25" or "Synthesize the open-ended text answers."
- Memory & Guidelines: Set stylistic guidelines and guidelines (such as target formats, tone or constraints) that Socius will remember across your analysis sessions.
- Visual Synthesis: Request Socius to generate custom charts, flowcharts or images based on response statistics.
2. Natural Language Dataset Q&A
Under the Analyse tab in your survey reports, open the Socius chat panel to ask questions about your data: -For Example:
- "What are the top three concerns raised by respondents in Section B?"
- "Compare the satisfaction ratings between male and female respondents."
- "Generate a 200-word executive summary of the overall findings."
3. Interactive Crosstabs & Statistical Queries
Socius can generate cross-tabulations and frequency breakdowns on demand:
- Ask Socius to generate crosstabs between demographic variables and outcome scores.
- Request hypothesis suggestions or key statistical takeaways.
4. Thread Management & Group Isolation
- Create multiple chat threads to explore different research topics.
- For surveys using Analysis Groups, chat threads are completely isolated per group, ensuring student teams or research groups work independently.