CREATING & ADMINISTERING
THE SURVEY
STEP 5: Analyzing Your Data
After you have collected the completed surveys,
it is time to analyze the data. Data can be analyzed by
entering it into an Excel sheet and computing your numbers
or by using a statistical software program. Getting volunteers
on board is a great way to save your organization time and
resources during this stage.
Note: If someone has not responded to a
question it is often assumed they would answer as others
have. However this is not always the case and assumptions
cannot be made from a non-respondent. Only consider information
that has been actually answered.
Web-based survey sites
A number of web survey sites are now offered
at varying prices. These sites allow you to develop the
survey (including on-line surveys), input your data and
analyze your data. Depending on the costs, you can get different
levels of analysis. Here is a list of a few online sites:
SurveyMonkey
www.surveymonkey.com
$19.95 per month and includes up to 1000 responses per
month. CAUTION: We were told that if you miss a payment
you could lose all your data, so either pay ahead or keep
a back-up copy.
PollCat
www.pollcat.com
PollCat Survey Lite & Pro are free and give you:
• an easy-to-use survey authoring tool that works
in any browser;
• a unique URL (link) for your survey;
• periodic response tally notification reports via
email;
• instant access to report responses, tallies and
graphs over the web;
• management tools for all of your published and
unpublished surveys.
For more features, such
as more time to keep your survey up and greater capabilities,
the price goes up (starting at $9.95).
Zoomerang
www.zoomerang.com
Free version for individuals and personal use has these
features and limitations:
• ask up to 30 questions
per survey
• utilize multiple pages
• create survey questions
and answers in almost any language
• reporting on a maximum of 100 responses per survey
• survey data stored for only 10 days after survey
launch
• limited analysis capability
Or subscribe for $599
for 12 months and create an unlimited number of surveys
and collect up to 10,000 responses across all surveys in
the subscription period.
