Introduction
Sometimes in codeit you will see counts of "Distinct" Workloads displayed.
This page explains the concept of Distinct Workloads and why codeit displays counts of these in the software.
What are Distinct Workloads?
Distinct workloads are Verbatims within a Task where the verbatim text is identical.
For example, suppose you upload the following Records to codeit.
| RID | QAge | QRegion | Q1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | North | The service was great, the food was perfect - everything was brilliant |
| 2 | 57 | South | The food was good |
| 3 | 24 | West | The range of menu options |
| 4 | 44 | South | The service was wonderful |
| 5 | 62 | North | The range of menu options |
| 6 | 31 | East | The food was good |
If this file was imported and we created a coding Task using Q1, then there would be 6 Workloads in that Task (because there are 6 Verbatims in total). However, there would only be 4 Distinct Workloads because there are only 4 unique verbatim text values (i.e. two of the Verbatims are duplicates).
Where are Distinct Workloads Used?
Within codeit you will see Distinct Workload counts displayed alongside Workload counts in the Project Details page.
Why are Distinct Workloads Useful?
A measure of the amount of repetition in your Verbatims is useful because this is an indicator of how hard or easy the data will be to code. For example, highly repetitive data is very easy to code because the codeit AI can autocode repetitions based on a few coded examples.