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PADM
5345 - Evaluation
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6.
Obtaining information from surveys
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28 February 2024
The most common means of obtaining information from a beneficiary population that is large is a sample survey. These surveys are based on individual interviews, usually with a randomly selected sample of the persons from which information is desired.
Because they are expensive to execute, particularly if probable error is to be reduced, they are used sparingly in practice. However, when the only way to determine whether programs or projects are having an impact, and why, is a survey they can be justified. Means exist to reduce probable error in sampling and to ensure that responses to questionnaires are reliable. The session will deal with some of these issues.
Questions
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Lectures
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Required
readings
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· The other readings focus on the formal evaluation policies of different organizations. It includes, especially, the integration of monitoring and evaluation into results-based programming and budgeting.
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Recommended readings
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Simulation
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Discussion questions |
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On-line session recording
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John R.
Mathiason.
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2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 John R. Mathiason. All rights
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Revised: February 15, 2020