Fink, Arlene

How to Report on Surveys

How to Report on Surveys: Learning Objectives vii Presenting the Survey's Results 1(26) Lists 1(2) Guidelines for Using Lists in Survey Reports 3(2) Pie Charts 5(4) Guidelines for Preparing Pie Charts 9(1) Bar and Line Charts 10(9) Guidelines for Preparing Bar and Line Charts 19(1) Tables 20(3) Guidelines for Preparing Tables 23(4) Talking About the Survey 27(28) Learn About the Listeners 27(1) Computerized Slide Presentations 28(1) Guidelines for Preparing Slides 29(5) Reporting on the Web 34(1) Talking About Surveys: Step by Step 35(20) Talks and Titles 35(2) How to Introduce the Talk 37(3) Overview of the Survey 40(2) Talking About Psychometrics 42(1) Explaining a Table 43(1) Talking About Design 44(4) Talking About Sampling 48(4) Talking About Data Analysis 52(3) The Written Report 55(30) Checklist of Contents for a Survey Report 55(4) Academic or Technical Survey Reports 59(1) Survey Reports for General Audiences 59(1) Contents of Reports 60(1) Table of Contents for a Technical Report 61(11) Table of Contents for a General Report 72(3) A Note on Report Length 73(1) The Executive Summary 74(1) Reviewing the Report for Readability 75(1) Reviewing the Report for Comprehensiveness and Accuracy 76(9) Exercises 85(6) Answers 88(3) Suggested Readings 91(2) About the Author 93