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I am a bit confused about confidentiality and anonymity. What are their meanings?

I am a bit confused about confidentiality and anonymity. What are their meanings?

Joan Leung

8 April 2021

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I wonder if there are any reference books about storytelling?

I wonder if there are any reference books about storytelling?

Joan Leung

8 April 2021

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Sometimes it is boring to show statistics about our programs for offenders only to the public. How can we improve the marketing skills to make more and broader social impacts?

Sometimes it is boring to show statistics about our programs for offenders only to the public. How can we improve the marketing skills to make more and broader social impacts?

Ken

8 April 2021

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Speaking of confidentiality, I know it is a critical ethical issue in surveying. But when it comes to administrative data, do we also need to have our clients’ consent? We are not using it for evaluation or research.

Speaking of confidentiality, I know it is a critical ethical issue in surveying. But when it comes to administrative data, do we also need to have our clients' consent? We are not using it for eva ...

Ken

8 April 2021

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Dear MEL staff, could you please advise me? Our agency is launching an anti-drug program, but it is almost impossible to conduct randomization. Is there any good alternative for that?

Dear MEL staff, could you please advise me? Our agency is launching an anti-drug program, but it is almost impossible to conduct randomization. Is there any good alternative for that?

Rose Ma

8 April 2021

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Can administrative data be used in the evaluation?

Can administrative data be used in the evaluation?

Rose Ma

8 April 2021

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Hi, may I know more about the definition of “administrative data”?

Hi, may I know more about the definition of "administrative data"?

Dickson

8 April 2021

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What if we cannot employ RCT, any good alternative?

What if we cannot employ RCT, any good alternative?

Dickson

8 April 2021

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Is there any ethical concern we should pay attention to when employing RCT in evaluations?

Is there any ethical concern we should pay attention to when employing RCT in evaluations?

Wing Cheung

8 April 2021

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I heard that Randomised Control Trial (RCT) is useful in examining the effectiveness of an intervention. Could you please introduce a bit more about it?

I heard that Randomised Control Trial (RCT) is useful in examining the effectiveness of an intervention. Could you please introduce a bit more about it?

Wing Cheung

8 April 2021

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Speaking of one-way ANOVA, it is about the comparison between the three groups at one time. What if we compare two by two, three times? Is it an acceptable practice?

Speaking of one-way ANOVA, it is about the comparison between the three groups at one time. What if we compare two by two, three times? Is it an acceptable practice?

Roxanne

8 April 2021

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Then if there is an anti-drug intervention and we want to know if it is effective. We recruit members and divide them into two groups, one is the treatment group, and another is the control group. Then we compare the mean scores of the two groups after our intervention. Is it called independent samples T-test?

Then if there is an anti-drug intervention and we want to know if it is effective. We recruit members and divide them into two groups, one is the treatment group, and another is the control group. ...

Roxanne

8 April 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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