The Key Characteristics button provides access to the key characteristics for a cohort, which displays the count and percentage of each student within the report with a specific filter value.
This information is taken from the student data imported for the cohort and the blue badge shows the number of students included in these figures. Key characteristics will be updated based on any filters or options applied within the report, which allows you to view these figures for specific qualifications, classes, or other groups of students.
For example, if you were to drill into a specific class in the reports, the Key Characteristics would allow you to see a breakdown of the count/percentage of each key group, such as the proportion of Gender, Bursary, etc. within that class.
Once expanded, you can also click ‘Export’ to export these figures into Excel.
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