Views from Research No. 15 | Building a questionnaire for a household survey: a check-list (part 2/2)
Socio-economic status of respondents is a key variable of economic models, and yet perhaps the most difficult to measure. Part 2 in our household questionnaire check-list…
Views from Research No. 15 | Building a questionnaire for a household survey: a check-list (part 1/2)
Have you carefully thought about the definition of “a household”? This might sound like a trivial question, but the social and statistical constructions of a household greatly vary between and within countries…
Views from the Field No. 9 | Keeping your survey on track when the internet lets you down
With the launch of the highly anticipated surveybe release 6 later this year, I’ve been reflecting on the merits of both online and offline data collection modes…
#BalanceforBetter on International Women’s Day
The theme for International Women’s Day 2019 is #BalanceforBetter. The message? We should all strive toward a gender-balanced world, in all societies and all places—in the media, sports, and in many other areas— through education, business, and government: better the balance, better the world.
Views from Research No. 14 | Using Paradata to Collect Better Survey Data: Evidence from a Household Survey in Tanzania (3/3) | How can GIS be used to improve quality of field based data collection?
In this third post, in our mini blog post series, on how to use paradata to improve survey data quality, we turn to another key element of paradata, namely Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates processed using Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)…
Two Companies Cut From the Same Cloth
Guest blog post from Paul Decker, CEO at Mathematica. Paul reflects on his recent trip to Tanzania visiting EDI offices and meeting the team!
