NPS Trend
NPS trend tracks how Net Promoter Score changes over time, surfacing directional shifts that a single-period score cannot reveal.
A single NPS number is nearly meaningless; the trend is the signal. A B2B SaaS NPS of 35 means little without context — but '35, up from 22 six months ago after the onboarding rebuild' is actionable. Best practice is to plot rolling 90-day NPS to smooth small-sample noise, annotate it with product releases and incidents, and segment by cohort, plan tier, and tenure. Wide swings often indicate sampling artifacts rather than real change; require ±5 points sustained over 2+ periods before declaring a real shift.
Formula
NPS_t = % Promoters_t − % Detractors_t; trend = NPS_t − NPS_{t-1}Example
Q4 2025 NPS: 28. Q1 2026 NPS: 41. Lift of +13 driven by onboarding redesign (cohort analysis confirms: customers onboarded post-redesign score 52 vs pre-redesign cohort at 34).
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Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Net Promoter Score (NPS) measures customer loyalty by asking how likely customers are to recommend a product or service on a 0-10 scale.
Longitudinal Survey
A longitudinal survey collects data from the same respondents (or population) at multiple points in time to measure change.
Pulse Survey
A pulse survey is a short, frequent survey (3-5 questions) used to track sentiment over time.
Panel Survey
A panel survey repeatedly surveys the same pre-recruited group of respondents over time, enabling within-person change analysis.
Top-Box Scoring
Top-box scoring reports the percentage of respondents who selected the highest rating (top box) or top two ratings (top-2-box, T2B) on a scale.
Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)
Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) measures how satisfied customers are with a product, service, or interaction on a 1-5 or 1-10 scale.