Difference between revisions of "Analysing responses"
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| − | Policy makers will not read everything produced in a consultation. They needs summaries and | + | Policy makers will not read everything produced in a consultation. They needs summaries and analyses of responses. |
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| + | ==Quantitative analysis== | ||
| + | Tools for analysing quantitative data (e.g. from surveys) are well-known. | ||
| + | *Simple analyses are often built in to survey tools, like [http://www.phpsurveyor.org/ PHP Surveyor] | ||
| + | *Full statistical analyses can be done in statistics packages like SPSS | ||
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| + | ==Qualitative analysis== | ||
| + | But there is also software that can be used to analyse qualitative data. | ||
| + | *Computer aided qualitative data analysis software ([http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/ CAQDAS]) | ||
| + | **Used to mark up transcripts with keywords, then use the software to bring together all the comments on each topic. | ||
| + | **well-known to academic researchers | ||
| + | **less so among consultation practitioners, biasing them towards quantitative data collection, and the simple explicit knowledge that acquires. | ||
| + | **With more use of CAQDAS on discussion forum transcripts or collected stories, it is possible to generate useful reports. | ||
| + | **[http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/links1.htm CAQDAS software sites] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:54, 8 December 2006
Policy makers will not read everything produced in a consultation. They needs summaries and analyses of responses.
Quantitative analysis
Tools for analysing quantitative data (e.g. from surveys) are well-known.
- Simple analyses are often built in to survey tools, like PHP Surveyor
- Full statistical analyses can be done in statistics packages like SPSS
Qualitative analysis
But there is also software that can be used to analyse qualitative data.
- Computer aided qualitative data analysis software (CAQDAS)
- Used to mark up transcripts with keywords, then use the software to bring together all the comments on each topic.
- well-known to academic researchers
- less so among consultation practitioners, biasing them towards quantitative data collection, and the simple explicit knowledge that acquires.
- With more use of CAQDAS on discussion forum transcripts or collected stories, it is possible to generate useful reports.
- CAQDAS software sites
