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  • Gender equality and big data: Making gender data visible

    The report from UN Women, with support from UN Global Pulse, outlines the value of big data for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to women.
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  • Geospatial analysis in evaluation

    This blog from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) highlights the role of geospatial data in understanding change in phenomena, and answering questions of relevance and effectiveness of development interventions.
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  • Big data and evaluation: Use and implications

    Big data is emerging as a new world currency.
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  • The geodata decision tree: Using geodata for evaluations

    This policy brief from DEval provides an overview of using a geodata decision tree to help guide the use of geographical data (geodata) in evaluations.
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  • Data mining

    Data mining is the systematic process of discovering patterns in data sets through the use of computer algorithms.
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  • Geographic information system (GIS) mapping

    Geographic information system (GIS) mapping will typically display one data variable or indicator, often using colour coding to indicate the density, frequency, or percentage in a given region, allowing quick comparison between regions
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