Data management is a lynchpin of program evaluation Peter R. Berti
What can we learn from Genomics?
“ For example, gene symbols such as SEPT2 (Septin 2) and MARCH1 [Membrane-Associated Ring Finger (C3HC4) 1, E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase] are converted by default to ‘2-Sep’ and ‘1-Mar’, respectively. ”
Examples from MNCH program evaluations Unknown date format: 1 December or 12 January? Unknown data coding: 1=Male or Female? Inconsistent spelling: Chillemwe / Chillemme Ambiguous variable names: HowOften1 HowOften11… Lost, corrupted data
Androids and ODK
Eat food Not too much Mostly plants Ask Questions Not too many Data Eat food Not too much Mostly plants Ask Questions Not too many Mostly ODK
Peter R. Berti pberti@healthbridge.ca
Questionnaire development Issues in M&E of MNCH Programs Choice of Indicators Questionnaire development Sample selection Interviews Data entry Data management Data analysis