How Do I Understand the Data?
Analyzing and making sense of the data brings your evaluation to life. An evaluation does not speak for itself! Now is the time to organize and process the information, tabulate it, summarize it, and interpret your findings. What do the numbers and narrative mean? What did you learn?
In a sense, data analysis and interpretation may be the most important part of evaluation. Don't short-shrift it. It may take more time than you think.
 Analyzing and Interpreting Evaluation Data - This February 5, 2009 Youth Emphasis Wisline Web features presenter Matt Calvert, 4-H Youth Development Specialist. Once you have the data - survey results, interviews, observations - what do you do? This program provides an introduction to analyzing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data.
Making Sense of the Numbers (Quantitative Data Analysis)
 Analyzing Quantitative Data PowerPoint (15 slides, 1150 KB) - Get started with an overview of key considerations in quantitative data analysis.- Analyzing
Quantitative Data PowerPoint (16 slides, 433 KB) - This guide from UW-Extension Program Development and Evaluation covers the common qualitative data analysis techniques: counts, percentage, mean, mode, median, range and standard deviation with examples and tips.
 Using Excel to Analyze Survey Data (28 pages, 3.02 MB) - This guide provides all the instructions you need to analyze your data using Excel: how to create the database, code and enter your data and calculate various analyses, including cross tabs.- Tips for Quantitative Data Analysis (1 page, 117 KB) - Description of six common errors to avoid.
- Common Data Analysis Techniques (1 page, 112 KB) - A quick look at possible analyses for different things you might want to know.
- Key Outcome Data Analysis (8 pages, 292 KB) - Suggestions for different ways to analyze your outcome information with accompanying example data tables.
- Using Cross Tabulations (1 page, 165 KB) - Brief example of cross tab and how to calculate.
- Analyzing Outcome Information: Getting the Most From Your Data (Hatry, Cowan and Hendricks, 2004. This guide is part of a series on outcome management for nonprofit organizations, The Urban Institute.
- Wading Through the Data Swamp: Program Evaluation 201 - Online course, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 2003.
Making Sense of all the Words (Qualitative Data Analysis)
- Analyzing Qualitative Data (16 Slides, 732 KB) - Get started with an overview of key considerations in qualitative data analysis.
- Analyzing Qualitative Data (12 pages, 168 KB) - This guide outlines the steps for analyzing and interpreting narrative data with examples, tips, and pitfalls to avoid.
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