May 2008
Intermediate to advanced
320 pages
8h 39m
English
Tools and Techniques
This chapter provides a review of methods for analyzing collected data. It begins with advice on analyzing soft data in a structured discussion format. For hard or numerical data, the chapter focuses on descriptive statistics. It also provides some brief guidelines on the use of inferential statistics. Finally, it discusses the relationship between data analysis and interpretation and stresses the importance of interpretation to an evaluator and the stakeholders the evaluator represents.
Data analysis is more than number crunching. Recall from Chapter Ten that evaluators deal with both hard and soft data. The analysis of evaluation data is the means by which the evaluators organize ...
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