Training on Research Design, Data Management and Statistical Analysis using Stata

Introduction to research

• Introduction to research
• Different types of research
• Formulation of research problem statement
• Formulation of research hypothesis

Overview of Evaluation

• Evaluation Objectives
• Evaluation Criteria
• Evaluation Questions

Research Design

• Quantitative Research Approaches
• Qualitative Research Approaches

Sampling

• Sampling Techniques
• Sample size determination

Data Collection Methods in Research

• Quantitative data collection methods
• Qualitative data collection
• Creating an evaluation framework

Data Collection tools in Research

• Survey Questionnaire design
• FGD guide design
• KII guide design

Developing Research Protocol

• What is a research protocol?
• Basic concepts of a research protocol
• Structure of a research protocol

Mobile Data Collection and Processing (ODK)

• Introduction to mobile data gathering
• Design of survey forms using ODK build and XLSForm
• Use ODK collect to gather data
• Use ODK aggregate to upload data to the server
• Work with spatial data (GPS coordinates)

Data Processing

• Data coding
• Data capture
• Data editing
• Data imputation
• Treatment of outliers

Introduction to Stata statistical software

• Stata interface and features
• Key terminologies used in Stata
• Views: Variable, Data views, Syntax editor
• Data file preparation
• Data entry into Stata
• Data manipulation: merge files, spit files, sorting files, missing values

Basic Statistics using Stata

• Descriptive statistics for numeric variables
• Frequency tables
• Distribution and relationship of variables
• Cross tabulations of categorical variables
• Stub and Banner Tables

Graphics using Stata

• Introduction to graphs in Stata
• Graph commands in Stata
• Different types of Graphs in Stata

Statistical Tests using Stata

• One Sample T Test
• Independent Samples T Test
• Paired Samples T Test
• One-Way ANOVA

Statistical Associations in Stata

• Chi-Square test
• Pearson’s Correlation
• Spearman’s Rank-Order Correlation

Predictive Models using Stata

• Linear Regression
• Multiple Regression
• Logistic Regression
• Ordinal Regression

Longitudinal Analysis using Stata

• Features of Longitudinal Data
• Exploring Longitudinal data
• Longitudinal analysis for continuous outcomes

Qualitative Data Analysis using NVivo

• Introduction to NVivo
• NVivo workspace
• Uploading qualitative data into NVivo
• Coding and making nodes
• Use of queries
• Project visualization

Survey Report writing and Dissemination

• Survey report format
• Survey report content
• Survey findings dissemination
• Use of survey findings for decision making