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Data Quality
This online course from the Global Health Learning Centre is designed to help learners understand what data quality is, why it is important, and what programs can do to improve it.Applications of Case Study Research
This book by Robert K. Yin aims to help researchers and graduate level students to improve their knowledge and skills in conducting case study research.Impact Diagrams/Indicators for key EC intervention sectors
This web page from the European Commission (EC) sets out an intervention logic and a set of example indicators covering the outcome and impact levels for different sectors of EC interventions.Jamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour survey 2006: Data use calendar
This report on a community-based survey about Jamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour conducted in 2006 on behalf of USAID contains an example of a data use calendar as Appendix 9 (page 158).UK Data Archive: Managing and Sharing Data
This document, created by the UK Data Archive, gives researchers an overview of the best practices involved in data management for long-term, accessible data storage, protection and archive.Australian Data Archive
The Australian Data Archive provides facilities for collecting and archiving digital research data, which are then made available to secondary users and researchers.GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: Data archive
The GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Science's Data Archive focuses primarily on the processing and archiving of German and international comparative surveys in the fields of social and political science.UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive is the UK's largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences and humanities.Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
ICPSR is an international consortium made up of over 700 academic institutions and research organizations.Real-time learning for social innovations: facilitating evaluation and strategy learning circles
This presentation, given by Carolyn Cohen for Matan/United Way Israel outlines the process for using Evaluation and Strategy Learning Circles.Qualitative Methods in Rapid Turn-Around Health Services Research
This video presentation by Alison B. Hamilton for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) focuses on qualitative study design, data collection, and fundamentals of data analysis.Correlation and Causation (Australian Bureau of Statistics)
Part of the Australian Bureau of Statistic's Statistic Language website, this guide to Correlation and Causation is easy to follow and explains the major features of correlation and its difference from causation.Five misunderstandings about case-study research
This article, written by Bent Flyvbjerg (Aalborg University, Denmark) examines five common misunderstandings about case-study research.Case Study Research: Design and Methods (Applied Social Research Methods)
This book focuses by Robert K. Yin on case study design and analysis as a distinct research tool with wide applicability.Lessons in theory of change: experiences from CCAFS
This paper, written by Christine C.Designing and Conducting Research With Online Interviews
This first chapter of Janet Salmons' book, Cases in Online Interview Research, provides guidance to designing and conducting online interviews for research.Gender inequality and you
This edition of Evaluation Matters, from the African Development Bank, provides a range of discussion and case studies covering the key question: Does evaluation matter for gender and gender mainstreamiUsing Visual Communication to Increase Evaluation Utilization
This blog post from Nate Wilairat for Evergreen Data provides a range of tips for increasing evaluation utilization through the use of visual communication.Showcasing key findings through excel charts
This webpage by Ann K Emery provides a number of short video tutorials for creating Excel charts that can be used for highlighting evaluation findings in reports.Evaluation executive summaries & reports
This blog by Stephanie Evergreen curates a number of examples of engaging executive summaries and evaluation reports. The focus is on highlighting effective visual design of these reporting formats.Before & after slides: stay on the side of simplicity
This blog post from Stephanie Evergreen highlights the steps that were taken to revise the some presentation slides showing data.Presenting Graphs with the Slow Reveal
This blog post by Stephanie Evergreen demonstrates how to ensure that presentation slides introduce the components of complex graphics one at a time.MetricWire
MetricWire is a platform for mobile data collection. It allows researchers to design complex studies online and provides participants with the option of responding using their smartphones and other electronic devices.How to visualise your data using a motion chart
This blog post by Rob Worthington introduces motion charts and their utility. It explains how to create your own motion charts using Google Docs and how to embed it in a website.Evaluating Peacebuilding Activities in Settings of Conflict and Fragility
This guide from the OECD is aimed at improving program design, management and evaluation in areas of conflict and fragility.Conflict-sensitive monitoring and evaluation
This guide is Module 3 from Chapter 3 of Saferworld's resource packThe Learning Portal for Design, Monitoring and Evaluation for Peacebuilding
This website from Design, Monitoring & Evaluation (DM&E) for Peacebuilding provides a learning portal and community of practice that allows the collaborative sharing of: evaluation reports aCase Study Research in Practice
This book, written by Helen Simons, guides the user in the design, implementation and communication of case study research.Young Lives Methods Guide: Introducing Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing
This guide describes how Young Lives, an international study of childhood poverty, used Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) in place of paper based questionnaires.World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
This independent evaluation conducted by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank, assesses the impact and effectiveness of strategies and assistance programs implemented by the WInnovative approach to evaluating interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states: the case of Helmand.
This working paper from Coffey International Development outlines the challenges faced when undertaking evaluation in fragile and conflict-affected states and provides a rangeConflict-sensitive approaches to development practice.
This guide, written by Cynthia Gaigals with Manuela Leonhardt for Safer World provides a critical overview of different approaches used by a variety of groups in conflict-prone and affected areas.