This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. You want to know the secret to improving the quality of your charts, graphs, and illustrations? It’s simple. Create more than one chart, graph, or illustration. Then pick the best one. Or, in other words, formstorm it. Stop taking the easy way out. […]
Is your report too wordy? Don’t do this.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Have you been told your report is too wordy? Or maybe you received input that your report was “too long” or “not reader friendly.” And then perhaps you were given the advice, “make it shorter.” STOP! Don’t follow that advice. In this post […]
How to Make Dumbbell Dot Plots in Excel
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Ready for a brain-bending tutorial? It’s *not* easy to make dot plots in Excel. These are non-native charts — meaning we’ll have to reconfigure our table, and use a scatter plot(!) — to trick Excel into making our dot plot. The learning curve […]
How to Apply Your Brand Colors in Dataviz
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Colors can make or break a chart. Colors direct our eye movements, and therefore our brains and attention. It’s up to you: will you help or hinder your reader’s understanding? Step 1: Start with Your Brand Colors Otherwise, your graphs, slides, and dashboards […]
Data Visualization Applications: Pie Charts
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Pie charts are useful for visualizing proportions of a whole, making it easy to compare the relative sizes of categories. However, pie charts have a somewhat bad reputation because of their potential to misrepresent data, especially […]
Is Good Program Design Essential for a Quality Evaluation?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rates as: I have asked myself this very question. Can I design and deliver a quality evaluation on a program or project that isn’t well designed or implemented or maybe isn’t managed appropriately? There are lots of reasons […]
Common Pie Chart Misuses (and How to Fix Them)
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Pie charts are a widely and (often) inappropriately used form of data visualization. Their simplicity makes them appealing to visualize parts of a whole. However, pie charts are often misused, leading to the misinterpretation or distortion […]
How to Support Evaluation Success: Tips for Program Managers
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: If you’re a program manager, you may be required, or better yet, want to evaluate your program. One of the first steps is identifying if you have internal evaluation capacity or require an external evaluator (Internal […]
What’s the Difference between Clustered Bars and Dumbbell Dots??
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Maybe you’re already familiar with dot plots… Maybe you’re already using them… Maybe you can make ’em in your sleep… Or maybe you have no idea what I’m even talking about! (If that’s the case, stick around! This video is for you.) You’ll […]
Estrategias Clave para Mejorar la Colaboración Intersectorial en Organizaciones de Desarrollo
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. I.Introducción La colaboración intersectorial es esencial para abordar problemas complejos y multidimensionales en organizaciones de desarrollo. Este artículo presenta estrategias clave para mejorar el trabajo intersectorial, así como los desafíos y soluciones para una implementación efectiva. II.Estrategias para Mejorar el Trabajo Intersectorial Fortalecimiento […]