INTRODUCTION
This report describes the results of a study of visitors at Joshua Tree NP. This visitor study was conducted from April 3-9, 2004 by the National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project (VSP), a part of the Park Studies Unit at the University of Idaho.
The report is organized into four sections. The Methods section discusses the procedures and limitations of the study. The Results section provides summary information for each question in the questionnaire and includes a summary of visitor comments. An Additional Analysis section is included to help managers request additional analyses. The final section includes a copy of the Questionnaire. The separate appendix includes comment summaries and visitors' unedited comments.
Most of this report’s graphs resemble the example below. The large numbers refer to explanations following the graph.
SAMPLE ONLY
- The figure title describes the graph's information.
- Listed above the graph, the “N” shows the number of visitors responding and a description of the chart's information. Interpret data with an “N” of less than 30 with CAUTION! as the results may be unreliable.
- Vertical information describes categories.
- Horizontal information shows the number or proportions in each category.
- In most graphs, percentages provide additional information.
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