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Filter search results9 free books for learning data mining & data analysis
This list compiled by Alex Ivanovs brings together a range of books aimed at both beginners and those who are looking to fill in gaps in their knowledge.ResourceData collection & analysis video
This video guide from UNICEF looks at the issues involved in choosing and using data collection and analysis methods for impact evaluations.ResourceAvaliação para o investimento social privado: Metodologias
Este livro reúne um conjunto de contribuições oriundas do Seminário Internacional Avaliação para o Investimento Social Privado: Metodologias, realizado em julho de 2013 no Rio de Janeiro, pela Fundação Itaú Social, Fundação Roberto MarinhoResourceDabbling in the data
The guide and toolkit, Dabbling in the Data, includes detailed instructions for teams to use to delve more deeply into quantitative and qualitative data.ResourceEval C3
EvalC3 is an organised set of tools for developing, exploring and evaluating predictive models of expected outcomes. This resource and the following information was contributed by Rick Davies.ResourceBig data for development: challenges & opportunities
This white paper by UN Global Pulse examines the use of Big Data in development contexts.ResourceExcel for evaluation
This website, created by Ann Emery, provides a series of short videos on using Microsoft Excel to analyze data.ResourceGeospatial 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.ResourceEvaluations made in Portuguese: the Lusophone space
This guest blog by Elsa de Morais Sarmento, Carla Félix, and Mariana Branco discusses the importance of language to credible evaluation in Lusophone countries.BlogWeek 11: BetterEvaluation at AfrEA 2014
BetterEvaluation was privileged to sponsor the Methodological Innovation stream at the African Evaluation Association (AfREA) conference from 3-7 March. What did we learn?BlogWeek 20: A língua dominante em avaliação é o inglês?
Infelizmente acredito que sim.BlogWeek 20: Is English the dominant language for evaluation?
Unfortunately I believe so. Last year I met a group of Brazilian evaluators in a conference, and learned from them the growing demand for good evaluation studies in Brazil, but also the need for more capacity buildinBlogWeek 49: The 1st international conference on realist approaches to evaluation: my ‘realist’ take-aways
In this blog, Tiina shares her top three realist ‘take-aways’ from the 1st International Conference on Realist Approaches to Evaluation and reflects on when or how realist evaluation may be most useful.BlogBetterEvaluation FAQ: How do you go about analyzing data that has been collected from respondents via a questionnaire?
In this edition of the BE FAQ blog, we address a question that comes up quite often: How do you go about analysing data that has been collected from respondents via a questionnaire?BlogWhat would an evaluation conference look like if it was run by people who know and care about presenting information to support use? (hint - that should be us)
All too often conferences fail to make good use of the experience and knowledge of people attending, with most time spent presenting prepared material that could be better delivered other ways, and not enough time spent on discussions and aBlogPotent Presentations Initiative (p2i) guidelines for creating better handouts
With a number of great conferences coming up fast on the horizon, we thought it would be an opportune time to share this article by Sheila B.BlogL’évaluation en contexte de développement
Ce manuel est destiné aux personnes souhaitant s’initier à l’évaluation de programmes, en particulier en contexte de développement et de coopération internationale. À cet égard, tout en déroulant le fil d’une démarche évaluative classique, il présente…ResourceWord cloud
Word clouds or tag clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in a source text.MethodEstudo de caso: a avaliação externa de um programa
Este documento narra as experiencias pessoas do coordenador de uma avaliação de um projeto educacional.ResourceO sistema de monitoramento e avaliação dos programas de promoção e proteção social do Brasil
Apresentação do sistema brasileiro de monitoramento e avaliação de programas sociais, como parte da cooperação Brasil-Africa .ResourceA relevância da avaliação para o investimento social privado
Este livro sintetiza o conjunto de reflexões produzidas no Seminário Internacional “A Relevância da Avaliação para o Investimento Social Privado”, realizado em 4 de julho de 2012, em São Paulo, pela Fundação Itaú Social e pela Fundação RobeResourceUNICEF webinar: Overview of data collection and analysis methods in Impact Evaluation
What is the value of using mixed methods in impact evaluation? What methods and designs are appropriate for answering descriptive, causal and evaluative questions?ResourceQualitative research & evaluation methods: Integrating theory and practice
The fourth edition of Michael Quinn Patton's Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods Integrating Theory and Practice, published by Sage Publications, analyses and provides clear guidance and advice for usiResourceFrom narrative text to causal maps: QuIP analysis and visualisation
This paper focuses on analysing raw data to produce useful visual summaries, describing in detail the processes involved in a QuIP analysis.Resource