Modify Data - Merge Categories of Size 3% or Less

This tool merges together all categories in the selected data which have percentages smaller than 3% into a single category.

Usage

To use this tool in Q:

Select one or more tables in your report which contain categorical data.
Select Automate > Browse Online Library > Modify Data > Merge Categories of Size 3% or Less

To use this tool in Displayr:

Select one or more tables on your page which contain categorical data, or select one or more variable sets under Data Sets.
Select + Anything > Data > Variables > Modify > Combine Categories > Combine Categories of Size 3% or Less

Example

The table on the left provides a SUMMARY of the countries in which the survey respondents live. Outside of the three larger markets there are a handful of respondent from other countries. The table on the right shows a SUMMARY of the same data following the application of the script. The countries with small numbers of respondents have been merged into a single category.

How to apply this QScript

Start typing the name of the QScript into the Search features and data box in the top right of the Q window.
Click on the QScript when it appears in the QScripts and Rules section of the search results.

OR

Select Automate > Browse Online Library.
Select this QScript from the list.

Customizing the QScript

This QScript is written in JavaScript and can be customized by copying and modifying the JavaScript.

Customizing QScripts in Q4.11 and more recent versions

Start typing the name of the QScript into the Search features and data box in the top right of the Q window.
Hover your mouse over the QScript when it appears in the QScripts and Rules section of the search results.
Press Edit a Copy (bottom-left corner of the preview).
Modify the JavaScript (see QScripts for more detail on this).
Either:
- Run the QScript, by pressing the blue triangle button.
- Save the QScript and run it at a later time, using Automate > Run QScript (Macro) from File.

Customizing QScripts in older versions

Copy the JavaScript shown on this page.
Create a new text file, giving it a file extension of .QScript. See here for more information about how to do this.
Modify the JavaScript (see QScripts for more detail on this).
Run the file using Automate > Run QScript (Macro) from File.

JavaScript

// Merge - Categories Less Than or Equal To

includeWeb("QScript Selection Functions");
includeWeb("QScript Utility Functions");
includeWeb("QScript Table Functions");
includeWeb("QScript Data Reduction Functions");

// 3 represents 3% (and not 300%)
mergeCategoriesLessThanOrEqualTo(3);