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Blog entry - 12th May 2021
Eleanor Williams is the Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Research Evidence at the Victorian Department of Health.
Resources - 12th May 2021
This paper explores the nexus of data science and evaluation, probing the issues and challenges of incorporating big data into evaluation practice.
Resources - 22nd April 2021
This paper provides detailed guidance on using big data to fill data gaps in impact evaluations. Data gaps can arise due to the inaccessibility of target populations, inadequate aggregation of data, data collection lag times, and data being missing in some contexts, like pandemics, conflicts, and humanitarian emergency situations. The paper includes a number of specific examples and additional references.
One issue to note when using the paper is that it uses the terms 'control group' and 'comparison group' inconsistently. The examples provided mostly refer to the use of comparison groups and quasi-experimental designs, not to randomly assigned control groups
Resources - 15th April 2021
This webinar to launch the book Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective brings together five representatives of the books editors and authors for a discussion around some of the key ideas and contentious issues surrounding the use of RCTs in development.
Resources - 15th April 2021
Quizlet is an online flashcard-generating platform, which can be used to quickly make a pack of data cards.
Blog entry - 15th April 2021
We’re currently going through a global period of rapid change and adaption, due in large part to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives and work. As our world is changing, many individuals and organisations are finding that traditional evaluation methods are not meeting the needs of rapidly changing implementation or brand new interventions where interventions are being designed as they are implemented.
