(Mobile) Data Collection and Analysis Process

Pankaj ShrivastavTathyashodh

pksddn@gmail.com9412055261

What happened? Reactive.

What’s been happening? Responsive.

Why is this happening? Creative

1. Events

2. Patterns

3. Systemic Structure Mental Models

Levels of analysis

Goats reduced

No. / Analysis

Policy QEnv QSDG Interventions

Ex-Cap Cycle

Steps in Data Collection, Utilisation, Advocacy• Frame your questions

• Design your instruments for data collection, test your instruments

• Plan Data Collection – Sampling Size, Logistics, Data Analysis

• Gather and organize data

• Analyse data

• Document and Share

• Adopt, Adapt, Scale up

• Mainstream

Data Analysis Steps

Some Free Mobile Data Collection Tools

• ODK Collect• Survey Monkey (up to 10 questions)• Kobo Collect (Paid after some time)• Google App sheet

Advantages of mobile data collection

• Speed – time reduced by one third

• Validation – can filter out wrong answers

• Skip Logic – no need to turn pages

• Tick, select, swipe

• Export to Excel

• Realtime monitoring of survey and updating

• Ensuring targeting and coverage

Type of Data Analysis

• Text Analysis

• Statistical Analysis

• Diagnostic Analysis

• Predictive Analysis

• Prescriptive Analysis

Text Analysis - Word Cloud

Text Analysis - Sentiment Analysis

Which type of Graph to choose

Predictive Analysis

Packages used:• R• Python

Predict and prevent rather than respond• Gurgaon Police• Women Entrepreneurs in Varanasi• Sanitation in Sundarbans

Prescriptive Analysis

What do we need to do in advance?

• Food Security

• Disease outbreaks

• Accident hotspots

Thank you!