Example: Organization of Survey Responses

Free High School Science Texts: Organizing Survey Responses

Several options exist for organizing the survey or interview data you’ve collected. You might, for example, cut and paste your survey or interview responses into Excel, as illustrated by an example from Free High School Science Texts below. This provides an easy way to digest and scan the data.

Pointers

• Other approaches to organizing responses include collating the answers across surveys by cutting and pasting them into a Word document, or even by using 3 x 5 cards.

• Consider soliciting low or no cost outside help in working with your data. For example, you might be able to engage local university students to collect and organize data.