Community Assessment Methods
Useful Appendices from Past NCLIN 599 CoursesJournalistic Methods
Purpose: Observational impressions, background and history, published descriptions
Qualitative Methods Library Readings
Purpose: Cultural context, Impressions,Aspirations, Preferences,
Issues, Risks, Problems
Providers Surveys/Assessment
Purpose: Service delivery issues and concerns, services, resources
- A guide to present data from the Washington Statistical Society Seminar
- What is Survey?
Purpose: Describe magnitude of concern or issue on population
- Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
- U.S. Census Bureau, Fact Finder
- U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- U.S. Immigration Statistics
- Washington State, Office of Financial Management
Community Surveys
Purpose: Answer specific question using a set of concepts or variables.
In-person vs. Telephone vs. Mail vs. Web
- Online survey development tools: Survey Monkey, Zoomerang
Sampling: Probability vs. Non-probability
Community and Population Characteristics
Geographic Information Systems
Other Useful Resources
