While there is broad demand for access to survey data results,
a relative few have intimate involvement in shaping the
manner of survey administration and the collection of survey
data. The availability of easy to use survey analysis software
tools promotes the analyst’s ability to “jump right into” an
analysis of survey data without the critical perspective of the
survey project’s design. The end result is an unfortunate
disconnect between the analysis of the survey data and the
survey methodology and questionnaire.

The objective of this paper is to illustrate the basic
responsibilities required of a survey analyst prior to tackling
the analysis of the results of a survey.