How to Effectively Programme CAPI Questionnaires
Programming a survey entails more than merely replicating the paper version as an electronic format. There are various aspects you need to think about when programming the survey instrument.
EDI Global Newsletter – Autumn 2021
Welcome to this autumn edition of the EDI Global newsletter. Summer is over here in the UK, but is there nothing more pleasant than drinking a hot cup …
Improving Measures of Household Food Consumption: Measuring Food-Away-From-Home in Household Surveys
Research shows that the majority of household surveys do not sufficiently …
Merging Data Sets at Different Levels in Stata
Have you ever been collecting data and needed to create one final dataset for your analysis?…
Strategies for Reducing Attrition Rates in Tracking Surveys
Attrition is one of the biggest challenges that researchers face when implementing longitudinal….
EDI Global Newsletter – Summer 2021
It continues to be an exciting year for EDI Global. The challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic have been met with new approaches ….
11 Tips for Conducting COVID-safe Focus Group Discussions
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) are more complex to adapt as remote surveys compared to one-on-one interviews…
SMS Surveying: Lessons Learnt in Tanzania
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the transition from in-person to mobile surveys has been possible thanks to a spectacular increase…
SMS Surveying: Logistics
SMS surveys are fast and easy to implement without the need for field logistics and personnel for conducting the survey…
SMS Surveying: Design
The use of remote data collection in conducting survey research has accelerated with the COVID-19 global pandemic…