Evaluation Resources
Evaluation Resources By Topic
Survey Resources
Margin of Error in Surveys
- Understanding Margins of Error in Statistics (Stats With R!)
- Margin of Error Calculator (SurveyMonkey)
- Your Guide to Margin of Error (With Calculator) (Qualtrics)
Writing Survey Questions
- Survey Question Sequence, Flow, & Style Tips (Qualtrics)
- Writing Survey Questions (Pew Research Center)
- Probing Questions in Interviews: A Tipsheet (University of Wisconsin Extension, 2006)
- Crafting Questions with Less Bias: A Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2001)
- Questionnaire Design: Asking Questions with Purpose (PDF)
- A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing Effective Questionnaires and Survey Procedures for Program Evaluation & Research (Rutgers, 2002)
Sampling & Response Rates
- How to Get a Respectable Response Rate (PDF)
- Increasing Response to Surveys Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2005)
- How to Increase Survey Response Rates (Qualtrics)
- Random Samples: How and Why Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2001)
- How to Determine Sample Size: A Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2001)
Procedures
- Cover Letter for a Survey (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2005)
- Best Practices in Survey Research (American Association for Public Opinion Research)
Resources on Analysis and Reporting
- Collecting And Analyzing Evaluation Data, 2nd edition (PDF)
- Section 5. Collecting and Analyzing Data (Community Tool Box, Center for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas)
- Evaluation Report Checklist (PDF)
- Developing an Effective Evaluation Report (PDF)