Reading and interpreting your results

Percentile Scale

Much of the data in this report is displayed on the percentile scale below. Every participating funder’s average rating is ranked along this scale. The 0th percentile represents the lowest rated foundation, while the 100th represents the highest rated.

50th percentile

50th percentile

The 50th percentile represents the median, or “typical,” funder in the dataset (the point at which half of funders are rated higher and half are rated lower).

 

Your results

your results

Your results are shown in the white box, which displays your average rating and the corresponding percentile of that rating.

 

Numerical rating

The actual numerical rating (on a 1‐7 scale) that corresponds to each quartile is also displayed.

 

Past results

past results

The charts include results from your past surveys and a segmentation of your current results by Programme Area. Average ratings are shown in the callout boxes.

 

Comparative cohort of similar funders

cohort

Results for your comparative cohort of peer funders are displayed along the same percentile scale. The triangles represent the lowest, highest, and median funder in the cohort.

 

Statistical significance of changes over time

CEP compares your past ratings to your current ratings, testing for statistically significant differences. Dark background in your previous results denotes a statistically significant difference between that previous rating and your current
rating.

light

Difference between this rating and your current rating is not statistically significant.

dark

Difference between this rating and your current rating is statistically significant (p≤0.1).