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Designed to support individuals planning to collect quantitative data in fragile and hard-to-reach settings, focusing on adapting established research methods to real-world challenges.
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What You Will Learn
This course builds on foundational knowledge of quantitative research and sampling methods, with a strong focus on adapting theory to the practical challenges encountered in diverse humanitarian field contexts.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Understand common quantitative research methodologies and sampling strategies, and explain how they can be adapted for use in complex crisis contexts.
- Identify best practices, common bottlenecks, and mitigation strategies for planning and implementing primary quantitative research in humanitarian settings.
- Apply quantitative research methodologies and sampling approaches to real life field scenarios.
- Explain key cross cutting lessons learned from quantitative field research and their implications for research quality and outcomes.
- Use best practices for research design, enumerator training, piloting, feedback mechanisms, and data cleaning through scenario based learning examples.
This course is provided by IMPACT Initiatives.
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Best Practices for Applied Quantitative Research in Complex Contexts.
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Best Practices for Applied Quantitative Research in Complex Contexts
Online Course • 15 Hours • English • Free
"I have learned new concepts and practical skills that I will use in my research work at FOCUS 1000. The course is very useful and applicable to my current role as a senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) specialist."
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