Evaluation Resources By Topic

1. Survey Resources

2. Resources on Analysis and Reporting

Survey Resources

Margin of Error in Surveys

1. Understanding Margins of Error in Statistics (Stats With R!)

2. Margin of Error Calculator (SurveyMonkey)

3. Your Guide to Margin of Error (With Calculator) (Qualtrics)

Writing Survey Questions

1. Survey Question Sequence, Flow, & Style Tips (Qualtrics)

2. Writing Survey Questions (Pew Research Center)

3. Probing Questions in Interviews: A Tipsheet (University of Wisconsin Extension, 2006)

4. Crafting Questions with Less Bias: A Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2001)

5. Questionnaire Design: Asking Questions with a Purpose (PDF)

6. A Step-By-Step Guide to Developing Effective Questionnaires and Survey Procedures for Program Evaluation & Research (Rutgers, 2002)

7. Question Wording (PDF)

Sampling & Response Rates

1. How to Get a Respectable Response Rate (PDF)

2. Increasing Response to Surveys Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2005)

3. How to Increase Survey Response Rates (Qualtrics)

4. Random Samples: How and Why Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2001)

5. How to Determine Sample Size: A Tipsheet (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2001)

Procedures

1. Cover Letter for a Survey (Penn State Cooperative Extension, 2005)

2. Best Practices in Survey Research (American Association for Public Opinion Research)

Resources on Analysis and Reporting

1. Collecting And Analyzing Evaluation Data, 2nd edition (PDF)

2. Section 5. Collecting and Analyzing Data (Community Tool Box, Center for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas)

3. Evaluation Report Checklist (PDF)

4. Developing an Effective Evaluation Report (PDF)