1. Data management is a lynchpin of program evaluation
Peter R. Berti

2. What can we learn from Genomics?

4. “ 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. ”

5. 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

6. Androids
and
ODK

9. 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

10. Peter R. Berti

11. Questionnaire development
Issues in M&E of MNCH Programs
Choice of Indicators
Questionnaire development
Sample selection
Interviews
Data entry
Data management
Data analysis