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Classification of Data
This webpage from the Geographic Information Technology Training Alliance (GITTA) looks at he process of classifying data in relation to mapping and cartography.How to Make a US County Thematic Map Using Free Tools
This tutorial by Nathan Yau for Flowing Data provides step-by-step guidance for producing a choropleth map by using free online tools.Faster choropleth maps with Microsoft Excel
This blog post by Robert Mundigl for Clearly and Simply provides detailed guidance on producing choropleth maps using Excel.Chart dos and don’ts
This webpage from the European Environmental Agency outlines 23 dos and don't for creating charts for presentations.Evaluation Flash Cards
This guide, developed by Michael Quinn Patton for the Otto Bremer Foundation, supports evaluators and organisations get the most our of evaluations by introducing and elaborating on core evaluation cSocial Networking: A Guide to Strengthening Civil Society Through Social Media
This guide, written by Tina Yesayan for USAID, outlines strategies to incorporate social media into the activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) to promote democracy, human rights, governance andApplying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use
This video lecture from Michael Quinn Patton for My M&E focuses on evaluating interventions in complex dynamic environments by matching the evaluation process and design to the nature of the situati6 ideas for displaying qualitative data
This blog post from Ann K Emery looks at six different ways to display data to facilitate ease of reading and comprehension.Involving Children and Young People in Evaluation
This resource is designed to be used with children from 8 to 12 years of age aiming to introduce them to some ideas about evaluation and providing an opportunity for them to practise some of the skills needed for evaluation activities.Assessing Impact in Dynamic and Complex Environments: Systemic Action Research and Participatory Systemic Inquiry
This paper from Danny Burns for the Centre for Development Impact (CDI) focuses on using complexity and systems thinking to try and understand how change happens.Conducting an In-depth Interview
This guide, written by Lisa A. Guion, David C. Diehl, and Debra McDonald for the University of Florida, looks at strategies and techniques for conducting in-depth interviews.Video: Framework analysis in NVivo
This video is a detailed guide on how to conduct framework analysis using a matrix in the qualitative data analysis software NVivo.Approaches to working with framework matrices (NVivo 10)
This NVivo 10 help file walks readers through the process of creating and using framework matrices in NVivo for the analysis of qualitative data.Use NVivo framework matrices to summarize small and large data sets
In this blog post for the NVivo blog, Meg Callanan discusses her experiences using the NVivo framework matrices function with both small and large data sets.Designing the face-to-face survey
This chapter by W. Lawrence Neuman gives a detailed overview to collection of questionnaire data through a face-to-face survey method.Guidelines for inception reports
This document, produced by UNESCO and the Internal Oversight Service Evaluation Section, provides guidelines for the creation of an inception report for UNESCO evaluations.Assessing the impact of humanitarian relief assistance – a challenge and an opportunity
This video lecture, by Jyotsna Puri for International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) highlights innovative uses of data and methods to overcome the challenges faced when conducting an evaluatiEliminating chartjunk
This slideshow from Scott St. George of the University of Minnesota, highlights the need to eliminate unwanted elements from graphs and charts.Monitoring & evaluation guidelines: How to manage an evaluation and disseminate its results
This document, produced by the United Nations World Food Programme's Office of Evaluation, lays out some general guidelines on the management of an evaluation and how to disseminate the evaluation's findings effectively to key stakeholders.Preparing an evaluation scope of work
This guide from USAID provides a range of tips and advice on the use of a scope of work.Gantt chart
Gantt charts allow you to plan and analyse more complex projects by giving you the ability to plan and schedule tasks, allocate resources and develop a critical pathway for project completion.How to design an M&E framework for a policy research project
This Methods Lab guidance note focuses on the designing and structuring of a monitoring and evaluation framework for policy research projecNPC's approach to developing an impact measurement framework
NPC's Four Pillars approach provides advice to charities and steps they should take to determine how to assess the difference they make. Contents Step one: Map your theory of changeStarting out on social return on investment (SROI)
This guide, created by Social Value UK (formerly SROI Network) in collaboration with Hall Aitken, is aimed at providing guidance to those who have neverValue for investment: A practical evaluation theory
This booklet proposes a model for evaluating value for investment in social programs by integrating economic and evaluative thinking. Julian King is a New Zealand public policy consultant.A Guide to Organizing Writeshops
This paper, written by Julian F. Gonsalves and Ric Armonia, provides guidance on using writeshops to share field experiences.Introducing knowledge sharing methods and tools: a facilitator's guide
This guide, written by Allison Hewlitt and Lucie Lamoureux for the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentMining of Massive Datasets
This book, written by Anand Rajaraman and Jeffrey David Ullman, is based on the Stanford University course Mining Massive Datasets.Lessons learned - CDC
This guide from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides an overview and examples of best practice and activities for using lessons learned.Adding Value to Evaluations: Applying the Governmental Learning Spiral for Evaluation-Based Learning
This guide from the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank outlines the use of Governmental Learning Spiral as a concept for organizing evaluation-based learning.Recommendations in Evaluation
This presentation, given by Lori Wingate for the Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, takes a look at the 'why, what and how' of making recommendations in an evaluation.Using diaries in research with people with dementia
This toolkit, written by Ruth Bartlett for the University of Manchester, uses the experiences of people with dementia who kept a diary documenting their campaign for social change to demonstrate th