Order Description
Application: Data Analysis and Interpretation
To prepare for this Assignment:
? Review the ?Stress Reduction Program: Quantitative and Qualitative Data? provided in the Learning Resources, as well as the objectives of the stress-reduction program described in the Week 2 Assignment.
? Review ?Data Analysis? in Chapter 15 of the McKenzie et al. text and the articles ?Local Program Evaluation for Tobacco Control: Tips on Data Analysis?and ?Steps Tool Kit Module 7: Analyzing Data.? Consider the type of analysis you would perform on the data sets (descriptive vs. inferential, number of variables). Take into account the evaluation questions, the types of data collected, and the intended audience.
? Review the eight methods of data interpretation presented in the McKenzie et al. text. Reflect on which of the eight methods are the most appropriate for interpreting the provided evaluation data.
Assignment (1?2 pages):
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Describe the methods you might use to analyze the data sets provided.
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? Explain which of the eight methods of data interpretation you would use to interpret the provided data and why.
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? Justify your response using the Learning Resources and current literature.
Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week?s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as appropriate.
Required Resources
Readings
? McKenzie, J. F., Neiger, B. L., & Thackeray, R. (2013). Planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs (6th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson.
o Chapter 13, ?Evaluation: An Overview?
o Chapter 15, ?Data Analysis and Reporting?
? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). A framework for program evaluation. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/eval/framework/index.htm
? Division of Cooperative Extension. (2005). Local program evaluation for tobacco control: Tips on data analysis.
? Planned Parenthood of New York City. (2009). Steps tool kit module 7: Analyzing data. Retrieved from http://www.stepstoolkit.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124&Itmid=159&lang=en#dsna
? Document: Course Project Guidelines
Note: You will use these guidelines to complete your Course Project.
? Document: Stress Reduction Program: Quantitative and Qualitative Data
Note: You will use this questionnaire to complete this week?s Assignment
Optional Resources
? American Evaluation Association (AEA). (n.d.). Retrieved March 9, 2012, from http://www.eval.org/
? W. K. Kellogg Foundation. (2004). W.K. Kellogg Foundation evaluation handbook. Retrieved from http://www.wkkf.org/knowledge-center/resources/2010/W-K-Kellogg-Foundation-Evaluation-Handbook.aspx
