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EDI eNewsletter June 2018
Recent news from EDI – project updates from the field, a new blog post exploring firm surveys, highlights from the International Technology Conference 2018 and much more…
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Views from Research No. 12 | Firm and Establishment Surveys in the Field
In this most recent post in EDI’s Views from Research blog series we explore the challenges faced and appropriate solutions when implementing firm surveys and how they differ from household surveys.
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Join our team! – Assistant Research Officer, International Development Research
EDI is looking for a skilled Assistant Research Officer to work with our busy Research Team in the running of high-value large-scale surveys. This exciting role will provide the opportunity for international travel to East Africa and other developing countries. Please see the job details for more…
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Views from Research No. 11 | What is Data Quality?
At EDI, we strive to provide the highest data quality by using and contributing to international best practices for questionnaire design, sampling, interviewer training, quality control, monitoring of paradata, etc.
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Views from Research No. 10 | Randomising Within-Household Respondent Selection
Collecting high quality data in developing countries is a crucial challenge for monitoring and assessing development policies…
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February 2018 Update
Well, 2018 has gotten off to a flying start – literally! Many of our colleagues have boarded planes and flown to training and field locations as a number of new, exciting projects have commenced. But that’s not all – we have more news and updates to share – read on…!
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EDI Year in Review
Explore EDI’s Year in Review here in a new infographic. Interesting facts, figures and more…
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Views from the Field No. 6 | Confidentiality and Data Protection During Fieldwork
In the era of dematerialisation (i.e. a paperless era), ensuring the security of data collected in field is paramount. The recent examples of major data breaches and cyber-attacks calls for even further reflection and review of protocols to manage and store personally identifiable information.
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Considering food consumption modules in survey design
A new paper co-authored by EDI’s Co-Founder Joachim De Weerdt along with Jed Friedman, Kathleen Beegle and John Gibson addresses food consumption data, measurements, response error, and how findings from a randomised survey experiment in Tanzania can influence survey design.
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A New Year and EDI’s Continued Data Quality Assurances
This year, 2018, sees EDI continue its research and data collection activities across a variety of sectors. We look forward to engaging with new clients and building on successful relationships with existing partners across East Africa and beyond; whilst always ensuring that the data we collect is accurate and of high quality.
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