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  • Career planning: An in-depth process & template

    … The 80,000 Hours Career Planning and Decision Making Guide provides a set of comprehensive … and personal fulfilment. Developed by 80,000 Hours, these tools are well-suited for individuals early in their careers … roles related to social impact. There are several useful tools and resources in this guide. The links provided on this …
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  • Terms of reference

    … arrangement between the commissioners of an evaluation and a consultant/evaluation team and establishes the parameters against which the success of … assignment can be assessed. The specific content and format for a ToR will vary to some extent according to …
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  • Designing and conducting health systems research projects: Sampling

    … in research. The Module is taken from "Designing and conducting health systems research projects. Volume 1: Proposal development and fieldwork". It starts with a flow chart that shows where … "At the end of the session you should be able to: Identify and define the population(s) to be studied. Identify and
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  • All the best advice we could find on how to get a job

    … high-impact opportunities, building relevant skills, and networking effectively. It provides a clear structure for organising a job search and suggests strategies for improving your chances of landing impactful roles, including ways of gaining and demonstrating relevant experience. Emphasis on networking …
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  • Sequential sampling

    … another observation or group of observations is sampled and the test is run again. In this way the test continues … sampling can allow us to learn this much more quickly and inexpensively than simple random sampling. However, it is not a random sample and has other issues with making statistical inference. … …
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  • Simple random sampling

    A simple random sample (SRS) is the most basic probabilistic method used for creating a sample from a population.
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  • 6: Sample size and power calculations

    … This presentation explores methods for identifying the right sample size for randomized … in a series of lectures produced by the Poverty Action Lab and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The resource … user with a video of the lecture presented by Ben Olken and includes the lecture slides. Contents I. Hypothesis …
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  • Scope of work

    … team. It contains references to milestones, reports and deliverables and should include a timeline for deliverables and end products.  "A good SOW usually identifies the …
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  • Snowball sampling

    … is a method for locating information rich key informants and critical cases. The process begins by asking well … of people who else to talk with, the snowball gets bigger and bigger as you accumulate new information-rich cases. In … then converge as a few key names get mentioned over and over again." (Patton 2002 p237) … Snowball sampling …
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  • Sampling for surveys: Simple random sampling

    … videos introduce the topic of sampling for surveys and provide a guide and examples of how to apply simple random sampling. A simple … video first provides background about sampling for surveys and then explains the process of creating a simple random …
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  • Sampling for surveys: Stratified random sampling

    … These instructional videos provide a guide and examples of how to apply stratified random sampling. … we may want to first split schools into rural, urban, and suburban as school achievement on average may be quite … in the population can be assigned to only one stratum), and no population element can be excluded in strata …
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  • Expression of interest

    … will then be provided with the Terms of Reference (ToR) and asked to participate in the Request for Proposal (RFP) … for the evaluation, including sampling and data collection methods, survey instruments, data analysis techniques, reporting format and time frame.” …
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  • Sampling for surveys: Clustered random sampling

    … These instructional videos provide a guide and examples of how to apply clustered random sampling. In … first ‘clustering’ a total population by geographic region and next dividing each regional cluster into second-stage … single-stage and multi-stage clustered random sampling methods. Clustered random sampling video This video explains …
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  • Stratified random sampling

    … we may want to first split schools into rural, urban, and suburban as school achievement on average may be quite … in the population can be assigned to only one stratum), and no population element can be excluded in the construction … categories of the strata are thought to be too distinct and too important to the research interest, and/or when …
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