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34 Analyzing and Communicating Results of Assessment This chapter presents instructions for basic analysis and presentation of the qualitative and quantitative data that are gathered as part of a QOL assessment (Step 5 of the process)
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Analyzing and Communicating Results of Assessment 35 can be somewhat challenging. Appendix F: Sample Quality of Life Assessment Introduction PowerPoint, found at www.trb.org by searching for "ACRP Research Report 221," discusses some of the choices that can be made to ensure that the quadrant plot is easy to interpret and that important issues do not get diluted just because a portion of the population is not concerned about them.
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36 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports Qualitative and quantitative indicators with high importance weights and high QOL scores show the areas where communities are doing well. For example, if a qualitative or quantitative indicator ranked as highly important is also identified as demonstrating high QOL, the airport may consider the community as thriving with respect to that data point or topic ("monitor for changes")
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Analyzing and Communicating Results of Assessment 37 QOL range) , and then assigned QOL scores of 1 through 4, based on the data value for the community.
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38 Measuring Quality of Life in Communities Surrounding Airports 5.3.2 Example Quadrant Plot for Transportation Indicators Figure 6 is an example quadrant plot from the sample population for transportation-related indicators. In this plot, there are a fair number of indicators within the "problems contributing to a low QOL" quadrant, including: • Traffic congestion (qualitative Indicator T1 and quantitative Indicator T9)
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Analyzing and Communicating Results of Assessment 39 5.4 Communicating Results The goal of a QOL assessment is not for airports to calculate an overall QOL score for comparison to other airports, but rather to stimulate increased communication and understanding within an airport (among different departments, which may have unique perspectives on how they affect and are affected by the community outside the airport) , with community leaders and stakeholders, and with the community outside of the airport as a whole.
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