Designing Your Poster

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Designing Your Poster

• Important Elements
• Design Tips

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What elements should you include?

• Key variables- Define key variables (if
  necessary). Include corresponding survey
  questions.

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What elements should you include?

• If you are using an index, the questions that
  compose the index should be included.

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What elements should you include?

• All hypotheses (if you are working in a group,
  you may need to select 3-6 key hypotheses from
  among group members)

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What elements should you include?

• A summary of the relevant information about
  variables included (ie. Frequency distribution,
  measures of central tendency, measures of
  dispersion).
• Be sure to include appropriate charts (ie. Pie
  chart).
• Comparisons to existing data may also be
  important (ie. in each Racial category in our
  sample versus Los Angeles County).

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What elements should you include?

• Results of your tests of significance and
  measures of association.
• A brief statement of the meaning of these
  results.
• Recommendations Create a table- (see next
  slide)

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Sample Table
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What elements should you include?

• Key findings, interpretations or points that you
  want to highlight.

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Interpolation

• Did you investigate the question in greater depth?

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Explanation of Results

• Briefly, how do you explain your results?
• Refer back to you your literature review in your
  explanation.

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What elements should you include?

• All of your names, institutional affiliation,
  date, and purpose (Soc 433/A Survey Methods
  Poster Presentation)

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Your Presentation

• Stand by your poster and explain your results.

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Bonus Points

• For up to two extra bonus points for the exam,
  bring at least two friends, relatives, professors
  or strangers to the presentation.