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Section 4: Implement Your Evaluation › Step 5: Analyze and Interpret Data › Tools and Resources › Checklist for Data Analysis and Interpretation

Checklist for Data Analysis and Interpretation

	Organize the data and clean it by checking for incomplete or indecipherable items that should be deleted from the analyzed data set.
	Analyze the data using appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques.
	Analyze the data using appropriate quantitative and qualitative techniques.
	Synthesize the results in clear, understandable formats.
	Interpret the data, identifying and conducting any additional analyses needed.
	If appropriate, compare your data with other available data/information (e.g., previous evaluation data, established standards, evaluation results from similar programs).
	Develop conclusions that answer your evaluation questions. Where findings are inconclusive, identify any needed follow-up.
	Examine and document the limitations of the evaluation.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Office of the Director, Office of Strategy and Innovation (2005). Introduction to program evaluation for public health programs: A self-study guide. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

INTRODUCTION TO THE TOOLKIT

INTRODUCTION TO EVALUATION

Who Should Conduct the Evaluation

Considerations for Planning

Framework for Evaluation

PLAN YOUR EVALUATION

Step 1: Engage Stakeholders

Step 2: Develop a Logic Model

Step 3: Focus the Evaluation

Step 4a: Plan Data Collection

Finalize Your Evaluation Plan

IMPLEMENT YOUR EVALUATION

Step 4b: Collect Data

Step 5: Analyze and Interpret Data

Step 6: Share Results