Analysis Options

Parlianet provides you with a wide range of display and analysis options designed to make your research more effective.

When you have assembled the information you need, Parlianet's sophisticated analysis options can turn the raw data into meaningful, attractive and presentable reports. For instance, you can produce graphs showing the number and type of questions asked of different Government departments over several sessions or parliaments. Or you could analyse topics of interest by party, gender of MP or constituency.

Just looking at the numbers will indicate trends and provide useful background intelligence for briefing Ministers, timely lobbying, or news reporting.

Item Counts

With Parlianet's Item Counts (spreadsheets) feature, data can be sorted and analysed using a variety of different filters or criteria, such as member name, subject, constituency, party, gender and time interval. Up to three breakdown levels are available to enable highly detailed and precise analysis of your results.

Graphs and Charts

The graphs and charts feature of Parlianet aids understanding and can make a powerful contribution to statistical arguments. For example, if you are comparing questions asked about flood management with those about flood disasters, the relationship can be visualised and presented much more convincingly using a graphical display.

You can choose to display your data using three different types of chart: bar charts, pie charts and line charts.

Exporting and Printing

Counts, charts and graphs may be copied and pasted into Word documents for further manipulation. Graphs and charts may also be printed directly from Parlianet and Item Counts downloaded to your computer as .CSV files, suitable for use in most spreadsheet programs.