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title: Conquering Survey Trackers
description: A guide to common pitfalls of setting up and updating survey trackers across waves (tracking surveys or multi-wave tracking surveys) and action steps to prevent them.
image: https://info.crunch.io/hubfs/Quirks_touchpoint_whitepaper.png
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# How to Conquer Tracking Surveys

A practical guide to 15 common pitfalls of setting up and updating trackers across waves and how to prevent unexpected changes so you can start your analysis immediately.

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### About this White Paper:

Tracking surveys. 

Trackers are the key to analyzing survey data trends over time. But, they can cause researchers *so much stress. *

Have you rolled up data between waves? Seen a handful of outliers pollute your analysis? Then you know what we’re talking about. 

After hosting hundreds of trackers and interviewing scores of market researchers, Crunch.io has developed a [practical guide to conquering survey trackers](https://insightplatforms.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8c977bd8b541cdb3afe2137c&id=6aad174e00&e=cfa65a8830).

**You'll learn: **

- Common pitfalls to avoid when setting up and updating trackers
- How to easily spot changes between waves
- Practical tips to prevent unexpected changes
- How to clean up your data before appending a tracker

Whether you’re just starting out or have been running trackers for years, get the practical tips so you can save time and start analyzing as soon as fielding of a tracker wave completes.

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