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Jul
22
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The ubiquitous comment box. It’s usually stuck at the end of a survey with a simple label such as “Suggestions,” “Comments:” or “Please add additional comments here.” Those of us who write surveys over-idealistic faith in the potential of comment boxes, also known as open-ended survey items or questions. These items will unleash our respondents’… Read More »
Posted in: Questionnaires and Surveys
Jul
15
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Programmers have a process for solving coding problems called “Rubber Duck Debugging.” It emerged from the realization that when they explained a problem they were having in coding to non-programmer, suddenly the solution would come to them. Then they realized that they could get the same results by explaining the problem to a rubber duck… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jul
08
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I recently reviewed a questionnaire for a colleague, who used one of the most common question formats around: the Likert question. Here is an example: This is not a question from my colleague’s survey. (I thought I should point that out in case you were wondering about my professional network.) However, her response options were… Read More »
Posted in: Blog
Jul
01
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Before holidays we sometimes do a post on the value of putting your data in a visually understandable format, perhaps some kind of infographic. As I write this, some of you may be sitting at your desks pondering how you will celebrate U.S. Independence Day. To help turn your ponderings into a work-related activity, here… Read More »
Posted in: Data Visualization
Jun
24
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Children who grow vegetables are more likely to eat them. Likewise, stakeholders who have a hand in interpreting evaluation data are more likely to use the findings. Traditionally, the data analysis phase of evaluation has been relegated to technical experts with research skills. However, as the field sharpens its focus on evaluation use, more evaluators… Read More »
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