How to Report on Surveys (Survey Kit, Vol 9)

"This volume is both a survey reporting reference for professionals and a learning tool for students at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. It is well written, well organized, and has a strong theoretical foundation without bogging down the reader. It is highly practical and provides concrete, tangible examples of how surveys should be responsibly, clearly, and professionally reported . . . . I particularly like the checklist, ′′Checklist of Contents for a Survey Report." "

--Chris Hafner-Eaton, Department of Public Health, Oregon State University

From learning about your listeners to how to prepare more effective figures and graphs, How to Report on Surveys shows you how to prepare more effective verbal and written survey reports. The volume includes guidelines for preparing overhead transparencies and a step-by-step account of how to talk about a survey and the data analysis. It also illustrates how to prepare written reports for both technical and general audiences.

Arlene Fink (PhD) is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles, and president of the Langley Research Institute. Her main interests include evaluation and survey research and the conduct of research literature reviews as well as the evaluation of their quality. Dr. Fink has conducted scores of evaluation studies in public health, medicine, and education. She is on the faculty of UCLA’s Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and is a scientific and evaluation advisor to UCLA’s Gambling Studies and IMPACT (Improving Access, Counseling & Treatment for Californians with Prostate Cancer) programs. She consults nationally and internationally for agencies such as L’institut de Promotion del la Prévention Secondaire en Addictologie (IPPSA) in Paris, France, and Peninsula Health in Victoria, Australia. Professor Fink has taught and lectured extensively all over the world and is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed articles and 15 textbooks.