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Department Distribution
Headcount breakdown across departments
How it’s computed
COUNT(employees) GROUP BY department
What the evidence shows
Evidence (effect sizes, priors, validity) is syncing from Principia.
Run it on your data
This metric is computed in the People Analytics Toolbox on your own numbers. See pricing — posted, no quotes.
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What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“How do we distribute compensation across the organization?Compensation spend distribution analysis takes the total compensation spent on a defined set of employees (i.e., a group) and calculates the percent of the total spend that is allocated to each group. Groups can include…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 52%
“In Table 4-3 , I calculated the percentage of each row, which tells you the percentage of each division segment that is likely to recommend the company. I used this formula: Percentage of employees in cell = ((number of employees in cell) ÷ (number of employees in row total)) ×…”
— People Analytics For Dummiesmatch 50%
“This can be done on a per-capita basis simply by adding up the number of employees in a group and then summing the total number of all groups; the percent per group is equal to the total headcount of the group divided by the total headcount of the organization. For example, an…”
— The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.)match 49%
Resources: The Compensation Handbook (6th ed.) · People Analytics For Dummies