MIG-RATS - Toolkits

Glossary

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This glossary provides a list of commonly used acronyms and definitions.

Research Design

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This section provides information on designing research projects.

Data Management Tools

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This area provides information on managing data from multiple sources and checking data quality. It also contains tools for working with data.

Survey Tools and Research

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Here you'll find survey questionnaires and information on administering surveys. This includes both state-developed survey instruments and publicly available measures.

Focus Groups

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This area includes information on how to conduct a focus group effectively.

Analytical Tools

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This section provides information statistics and quantitative methods along with other analytical tools.

Presenting Your Research

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This area provides useful tips on how to present your research findings to different audiences.

Research Planning and Management

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This section includes information and examples for developing materials for conducting research with human subjects and arranging for access to administative data.

"How-To" Guide for Doing Surveys

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This book chapter discusses Mathematica's experience conducting phone interviews with people with disabilities and presents recommendations for making phone surveys more accessible. Concrete examples of minor modifications to the survey instrument that can remove barriers and improve self-response rates are provided. The authors note that these minor modifications are neither costly nor difficult to implement.

Survey Tips to Improve Response Rates for People with Disabilities

For additional information on ordering the book or to access other reports on surveying people with disabilities, click here: Survey Division Publications (MPR)

Survey Examples

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Below you will find several examples of surveys developed by MIG Researchers.

Surveys of Consumers/People with Disabilities

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Surveys of Service Providers

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Surveys of Employers

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Research using Focus Groups

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Below are materials from focus groups provided by other MIG Researchers.

Missouri Employment and Mental Illness Focus Group Summary

Phone or Face-to-Face? Comparing Data from Surveys of People wit

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This issue brief compares the quality of data collected for the National Beneficiary Survey (NBS), a survey of people with mental and physical impairments, via computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) and computer assisted personal interviewing (CAPI).