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title: Comparing Surveys
slug: salpulse-user-guide/comparing-surveys
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createdAt: 2021-11-07T19:48:47.000Z
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If two or more surveys have been run, the ***Compared to*** drop-down menu appears (as long as the ***As at*** survey is not the first survey), from which you can select a prior survey to compare to:

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**NOTE: **Whenever you select a survey in the ***As at ***drop-down menu or refresh the Pulse page, the ***Compared to ***survey automatically switches to the most recent survey *prior to* the ***As at ***survey.
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## Navigation Tree Comparison

Within the [Navigation Tree](docId\:jMsCtBb4NNPWysR1zp1CC), each node is followed by a comparison indicator:

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![What comparitor marks mean](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/JIBbX60uyU8EEhh2IsyiQ/UDUzu7wOmSxMvRBt3Fhzy_compare-2.png)


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Hover over the comparison indicator to see the magnitude of the change in the score:

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## Results Section Comparison

In the [Results Section](docId\:KH6D-tidtR3NgJJK3H8qM), the comparison indicator also includes the magnitude of the change in the score:

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Hover over the comparison indicator to see the actual scores from the ***As at*** and ***Compared to*** surveys:

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## Switching Off Comparisons

To remove the comparison indicators from the current view, select ***None*** from the ***Compared to*** drop-down:

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