Understanding the Result Spread in Huddle

Understanding the Result Spread in Huddle

The Spread shows how responses are distributed across the rating scale for a metric. While the overall score shows the average, the Spread shows how consistent or varied the responses are within the team.
This helps you understand whether the team is generally aligned, or whether there are different experiences and perceptions within the same team.

How The Spread Works

The spread is based on the way users interact with the rating scale. Although the Huddle scale uses 5 anchor points, users can select any value along the slider.
To reflect this, results are grouped into 10 bands:
  1. 0–9
  2. 10–19
  3. 20–29
  4. …and so on up to 100
Each bar in the Spread chart represents one of these ranges.

Important Note About Empty Ranges

You may notice that some bars in the Spread are very small or appear empty. These do not represent negative or low responses.
Instead, they indicate ranges where no responses were recorded for that metric. For example, if all responses fall between 31 and 100, the lower bands (0–30) will still appear in the chart but will show no submissions.

This ensures the Spread always displays a consistent scale, even when certain response ranges are not used.

How to Interpret the Spread

You can interpret the Spread by looking at both the height of each bar and the distribution across all bars.
  1. A tight cluster of responses (most people in one or two bands) suggests strong alignment in the team
  2. A wide spread of responses suggests mixed experiences or differing perspectives within the team
  3. A clear peak in one area may indicate a shared experience or consistent sentiment
This helps you go beyond the average score and understand how the team is actually experiencing that metric.

How the Spread Connects to Colours

Each metric also has a colour based on the average score:
  1. Green: 70–100
  2. Amber: 50–69
  3. Red: 0–49
The Spread helps explain why a metric may be green, amber, or red by showing whether that score is consistent across the team or influenced by mixed responses.

Why This Matters

Spread is one of the most important context tools in Huddle because it helps leaders understand whether a score represents:
  1. a shared team experience, or
  2. a mix of different perspectives within the team