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Audience Response Graphs,
About - Understanding and Interpreting Rectangular
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Audience Response Graphs,
About - Understanding and Interpreting Rectangular
Distribution
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| Audience Response Results Graph:
Rectangular
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| A rectangular distribution is by far the
most difficult to interpret. It is characterized by a more or less
straight line across the tops of the bars. It basically says
"opinions are all over the map." |
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| Like the bimodal distribution, a
rectangular pattern can mean that there is simply no agreement. Or,
it can mean that there is a great deal of confusion over the question
itself. The best place to start is with a review of the
question. If there is a way to clarify or simplify it, by all
means do so. |
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| If instead you suspect that opinions are
truly diverse, then it may help to cut the data by one or more
demographic questions. For example, you may find that people
from one region or branch office, see things quite differently from those
in another region or office. |
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| This may also be a real opportunity to get
discussion flowing. Just because you are the presenter, it doesn't
mean that you must have all of the answers. So, ask for some help.
"Can anyone help me understand what we are seeing here?" |
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| Of course, if you have taken care in
crafting the questions, chances are you wont run into rectangular
distributions to often. To sharpen your authoring skills, visit the
next topic. |
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Authoring Questions ->
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