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Hi! Great news! I have used clustered random sampling among the elder population and interviewed them with a paper and pencil questionnaire. Can I use Excel to enter the raw data?
Hi! Great news! I have used clustered random sampling among the elder population and interviewed them with a paper and pencil questionnaire. Can I use Excel to enter the raw data?
JoshuaSin
3 December 2021
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May I use an online survey as a method to collect data for the young-old who recently retired from work?
May I use an online survey as a method to collect data for the young-old who recently retired from work?
JoshuaSin
3 December 2021
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Following the previous post, I wonder if the measure you shared with me is what we call a Likert scale?
Following the previous post, I wonder if the measure you shared with me is what we call a Likert scale?
AndrewYuk
3 December 2021
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I understand that social contact is an important aspect of older adults’ well-being, especially at the social level. However, I hope to know how can I measure the social contact of the living-alone elderly, considering their specific situation?
I understand that social contact is an important aspect of older adults’ well-being, especially at the social level. However, I hope to know how can I measure the social contact of the living-alon ...
AndrewYuk
3 December 2021
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I wonder if the term “productive involvement” of the elderly only means being in employment? In the Chinese context.
I wonder if the term "productive involvement" of the elderly only means being in employment? In the Chinese context.
PaulPak
3 December 2021
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May I ask, when collecting background information of older adults in our community, what demographic information is generally needed for an evaluation report?
May I ask, when collecting background information of older adults in our community, what demographic information is generally needed for an evaluation report?
PaulPak
3 December 2021
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Following my previous post, could you please elaborate more on the multi-dimension of successful aging?
Following my previous post, could you please elaborate more on the multi-dimension of successful aging?
StevenWai
3 December 2021
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Hi. Could anyone kindly give me a clue about the definition of “successful aging”?
Hi. Could anyone kindly give me a clue about the definition of “successful aging”?
StevenWai
3 December 2021
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Shall I report older adults’ years of education in the program report?
Shall I report older adults’ years of education in the program report?
DonaldCheuk
2 December 2021
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I am designing a questionnaire for community-dwelling older adults. The education variable is set as category, which includes primary, junior, high school, and university. How do you think?
I am designing a questionnaire for community-dwelling older adults. The education variable is set as category, which includes primary, junior, high school, and university. How do you think?
DonaldCheuk
2 December 2021
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Following my previous question, when recoding the variable of age in my dataset, should I then use numbers 60-69 as young-old and 70-79 as old-old?
Following my previous question, when recoding the variable of age in my dataset, should I then use numbers 60-69 as young-old and 70-79 as old-old?
MarkKai
2 December 2021
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May I ask about the age range of the young-old and old-old?
May I ask about the age range of the young-old and old-old?
MarkKai
2 December 2021
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Hi, I realized that it seems the concept “outcome” is different from the term “output”. Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?
Hi, I realized that it seems the concept "outcome" is different from the term "output". Taking the grandparent training project as an example, what is the “outcome’ referable?
CouldYip
26 August 2021
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I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?
I have designed a large-scale survey about the life satisfaction of low-income families in Hong Kong. Is it appropriate to use the electronic survey through mobile phones?
Realistic
20 August 2021
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Questions about program evaluation and impact assessment (PE & IA)?
Dear MEL participants, Hello everyone! We are going to meet Prof. Aron Shlonsky this week (17&18 Oct). Do you have any problems or issues in program evaluation and impact assessment? Pleas ...
jml88min
15 October 2019
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Question about the programme evaluation
Can someone recommend me a basic guide book for programme evaluation? We are an NGO in mainland China and providing services for young drug abusers in rural China. We learnt about your pro ...
Jessica
9 October 2019
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