survey sample. The report Integration of findings The report integrates information gained through the various data collection methods and from the whole range of stakeholders. Where any stakeholder group held views at variance from those of others, that is stated. In general there was a high level of consensus across stakeholder groups. Quantitative data (from the survey) have been used to give a clear indication of the relative importance of the range of stakeholder uses, preferences and suggestions for improvements to the Guidelines. Where reported data are statistically significant that is stated. Terminology used Terminology for the qualitative components of the evaluation (that is, all data except from the surveys) that refers to numbers of participants representing a particular view or experience is as follows: refers to 2-4 refers to 5-7 people; ‘some’ people; ‘several’ ‘many’ refers to 10 or more people; larger numbers are described as a proportion of the stakeholder group referred to (e.g. than ‘a majority’, ‘more half’). For the avoidance of confusion: refers to people who took part in the evaluation all ‘Evaluation participants’ refers to those people who were interviewed ‘Interview participants’ and refers to people who responded to the survey ‘Survey respondents’ ‘respondents’ Use of quotes Quotes have been presented verbatim to ensure that views are accurately participants’ represented, including the intensity of those views. They have been selected to be representative of the views of the stakeholder group named. To avoid identifying individual evaluation participants, most verbatim quotes are attributed to the stakeholder speaker’s group with minimal additional description (e.g. ‘dietitian’, ‘Ministry personnel’, description has been added where it is important to ‘professional association’). Additional distinguish some attribute relevant to the quote (e.g. experience in the health sector; ethnicity). Authorship All members of the evaluation team were involved in the writing of this report, and its contents reflect the integration of data from the various data collection methods used.
survey sample. The report Integration of findings The report integrates information gained through the various data collection methods and from the whole range of stakeholders. Where any stakeholder group held views at variance from those of others, that is stated. In general there was a high level of consensus across stakeholder groups. Quantitative data (from the survey) have been used to give a clear indication of the relative importance of the range of stakeholder uses, preferences and suggestions for improvements to the Guidelines. Where reported data are statistically significant that is stated. Terminology used Terminology for the qualitative components of the evaluation (that is, all data except from the surveys) that refers to numbers of participants representing a particular view or experience is as follows: ‘some’ refers to 2-4 people; ‘several’ refers to 5-7 people; ‘many’ refers to 10 or more people; larger numbers are described as a proportion of the stakeholder group referred to (e.g. ‘a majority’, ‘more than half’). For the avoidance of confusion: ‘Evaluation participants’ refers to all people who took part in the evaluation ‘Interview participants’ refers to those people who were interviewed ‘Survey respondents’ and ‘respondents’ refers to people who responded to the survey Use of quotes Quotes have been presented verbatim to ensure that participants’ views are accurately represented, including the intensity of those views. They have been selected to be representative of the views of the stakeholder group named. To avoid identifying individual evaluation participants, most verbatim quotes are attributed to the speaker’s stakeholder group with minimal additional description (e.g. ‘dietitian’, ‘Ministry personnel’, ‘professional association’). Additional description has been added where it is important to distinguish some attribute relevant to the quote (e.g. experience in the health sector; ethnicity). Authorship All members of the evaluation team were involved in the writing of this report, and its contents reflect the integration of data from the various data collection methods used.