by Heather Krause | Jun 26, 2020 | Analysis, Data Biography, Data Collection & Sourcing, Interpretation, Project Design
This is part 2 of our examination of Proxy Variables, take a look at our introduction to the subject here. So, is race a proxy variable? Should we use race as a proxy variable? In depends. Sometimes. In working we equity in quantitative...
by Heather Krause | Jun 12, 2020 | Analysis, Data Collection & Sourcing, Project Design
In my early years of analyzing data, I worked on a project that was designed to improve women’s self-empowerment. We needed to develop some data that would help us understand the potential impact of the project. Measuring self-empowerment is not a straightforward...
by Heather Krause | May 22, 2020 | Project Design
We were involved in a project trying to understand the impact of a new school board program. The program was intended to reduce LGBTQ+ bullying and improve the inclusive climate within the schools. The boards wanted to know how much improvement we saw in LGBTQ+ ...
by Heather Krause | Jan 17, 2020 | Analysis, Data Collection & Sourcing, Project Design
Let’s say you are surveying 100 people out of 10,000. You want to analyse the data from your sample of 100 to get answers about the likely behaviours and preferences of the overall 10,000 person population. Part of your project focuses on equity among sexual...
by Heather Krause | Jan 10, 2020 | Data Collection & Sourcing, Project Design
We now have unparalleled access to enormous amounts of data, automatically generated and gathered, which represent sample sizes that are nearly impossible to replicate with traditional survey methods. People excitedly tell us that many major equity issues,...
by Heather Krause | Nov 7, 2019 | Data Collection & Sourcing, Project Design
Who is the head of your household? It probably depends on who you ask. In my household, you will either find out that I am the head of the household, my husband is the head of the household, or that my bulldog is the head of my household. It depends on how you...
