This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Introduction As evaluators, we are presented with a swath of data from varying sources, which often contains personally identifiable information (PII). PII includes any data which can be used to identify an individual. These data may […]
In defence of long reports.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: 116, 78, 54, 47 – These are not my golf scores, or my typing speed, or even the number of CDs I owned in the 90s. These are my report lengths, in pages. My name […]
Data Visualization Applications: Lollipop Charts – An Alternative to Bar Charts
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: This is an accompanying piece to our Data Visualization Applications: Bar Charts tutorial. While the standard bar chart is one of the simplest and most effective data visualizations, we sometimes want alternatives to freshen up our […]
Power Query for Data Preparation in Excel: An Introduction and Walk-Through for Beginners
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Introduction If you’ve ever needed to analyze primary quantitative data yourself, you may know that a lot of the process is not spent on the analysis itself, but on preparing your data for analysis. Data preparation is […]
New Template: Telephone Survey Introduction
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Eval Academy just released a new Template: “Telephone Survey Introduction Template” Who’s it for? This template is for anyone who conducts phone interviews for their evaluation! Once filled out, it can become a useful reference to […]
Data Visualization Applications: Bar Charts
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: This will be the first installment in our Data Visualization Applications series. Here we will outline how to transform your data into effective data visualizations using our own tried and tested Data Visualization Best Practices. And […]
Data Visualization Best Practices: A Practical Guide for Getting the Most out of your Data Viz
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Data visualization is a powerful means of effectively telling stories with data. Too often the key messages of our data are lost to the confines of some burdensome table or cluttered chart attempting to present too much information. […]
Building Capacity in Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Most evaluators are hired to evaluate something: a program, grant-funded activities, a new approach. But what do you do if you get asked to build capacity in evaluation? That is, to help another team or organization […]
Survey Design Part 1: Planning for your Survey – A review of Designing Quality Survey Questions (2019) by Robinson and Firth-Leonard
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: You’ve determined that you need a survey to gather information from a specific population you serve. But where do you start? I recently read the book Designing Quality Survey Questions (2019) by Sheila B. Robinson and […]
Podcast Review: Indigenous Insights: Episodes 1 and 2
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: While looking for my next audiobook, I came across Gladys Rowe’s podcast, Indigenous Insights: An Evaluation Podcast and an Indigenous perspective on evaluation piqued my interest. The podcast is available on Spotify, Audible, and on her […]