Making notes on PDFs without computer or paper
Jul 7, 2022
If you’re like me: you have to read plenty of PDFs you long ago gave up printing them all out you also can’t stand reading them on a computer
Publications
Jun 26, 2022
research
I just realised an easy way to put a whole folder of my publications on the web using Google Drive. https://bit.ly/sp99-publications. This page
causal-map
Apr 22, 2021
Causal Map intro
Sep 24, 2020
causal-mapping
causal map intro
Causal Mapping - an earlier guide
Jul 28, 2020
causal-mapping
It seems like ancient history now, but I’ve just come across some writings from last year about causal mapping and our new app. Enjoy
The walk to school in Sarajevo
Jul 28, 2020
photos
the walk to school in sarajevo
Glitches
Jul 28, 2020
This blog is hosted at blot.im which is a wonderfully simple service. Yesterday I added another blog on the same account and the dates of some of
Draft blog post for AEA365
Jul 27, 2020
social research
This is a blog post I’m working on for the AEA365 blog, we’re going to do a series on the Theories of Evaluation TIG. Hi, I’m Steve Powell, a
Theory Maker!
Jul 27, 2020
r & software & theorymaker & evaluation & mande & Theorymaker
“A theory of change for our project!” “Great, but so fiddly to actually draw.” Theory Maker is designed to meet this need. Theory Maker is a
Inventory & analysis of small conservation grants, C&W Africa - Powell & Mesbach! Lots of charts!
Jul 27, 2020
r & dataviz & conservation & IUCN & Africa & reproducibleResearch & evaluation
Here it is at last This was an interesting job. We visited three countries, did a lot of interesting interviews, and a lot of data analysis. This
Answering the “why” question: piecing together multiple pieces of causal information
Jul 27, 2020
Theorymaker & causal-mapping
((This is an abstract I just submitted to the 2019 DGeval conference in Bonn.)) We evaluators often ask questions about what causes what — because
rbind.fill for 1-dimensional tables in r
Jul 27, 2020
r
I have two one-dimensional frequency tables resulting from say the baseline and endline of a survey, recording say membership of 5 age groups. The
yED graph editor
Jul 27, 2020
Here I’m going to make some notes about using yED graph editor for Theory of Change diagrams. I’ll add to it as I find out more. TL;DR: Seems like a
Examples of trivial graph format
Jul 27, 2020
tgf
Can be imported by yED. The simplest version is this: etc. This version allows you to have longer node labels: (a
Using attr labels for ggplot
Jul 27, 2020
r
In social sciences, variables often have long and informative labels. Mostly they are too long to put into variable names, and often you want to
An evaluation puzzle: “Talent show”
Jul 27, 2020
An NGO offers a play activity for Roma children, with the modest aim of “Providing safe and supportive spaces”. Most of the children don’t like the
An evaluation puzzle: “Mobile first”
Jul 27, 2020
Oxfam fixes the mobile network in the whole country, and Save the Children fixes the school. The school couldn’t have been fixed without the mobile
An evaluation puzzle: “Many hands”
Jul 27, 2020
In its report, CARE say they saved the villagers from being swept away in the flood. A critic argues, even if CARE hadn’t intervened
An evaluation puzzle: Loaves and fishes
Jul 27, 2020
Oxfam fixes the road after the flood, and Save the Children fixes the school. The school couldn’t have been fixed without the road. Both of the
An evaluation puzzle: “Freak weather”
Jul 27, 2020
Two NGOs prepare ships to help people stranded after a tsunami on a remote island. NGO A is well-prepared and sets sail in time. NGO B has barely
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