ASTD Handbook of Measuring and Evaluating Training

Section III Data Analysis

While the evaluation model shows data analysis following data collection, analysis actually occurs during the planning phase, the data collection phase, and even carries on through reporting and implementation. Throughout the evaluation process data are analyzed and considered. Appropriate data analysis is imperative if stakeholders are to make good decisions from the information evolving through the evaluation process. But what is appropriate data analysis? Well, it depends.

The type of analysis that takes place depends ...