Category Archives: Causal inference

The Rise and Risk of Evidence

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Katherine Hay

Our guest blogger this week is Katherine Hay, a senior member of the Evaluation Unit of the International Centre for Development Research. Based in New Delhi, India, she is an expert on the role of evaluation in development in South Asia. … Continue reading →

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Challenges in evaluation – Call for nominations

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

What are the big, enduring challenges in evaluation? Where are we making progress? The ‘BetterEvaluation’ project has announced a Request for Challenges (RfC), with a particular emphasis in this round on evaluation in the areas of Capacity Development, Climate Change … Continue reading →

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Australian book launch of ‘Purposeful Program Theory’, Canberra 17 March

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

After years working on this with my co-author Sue Funnell, I’m looking forward to the launch of the book Purposeful Program Theory: Effective Use of Theories of Change and Logic Models in Canberra next Thursday (Yes, on St Patrick’s Day). … Continue reading →

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Strengthening Evaluation Effectiveness – seminar, Washington DC

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Patricia Rogers

I’m in Washington DC this week, after teaching a course on Using Program Theory and Logic Models for Evaluation at The Evaluators Institute. Fortunately I will be able to stay on for a seminar being presented this coming Wednesday by … Continue reading →

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Proofiness, causuistry, randumbness and regression to the moon

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Patricia Rogers

Looks like another book to add to the possible reading pile, based on the recent article in the NY Times. What is “proofiness?” It’sthe mathematical analog of Stephen Colbert’s “truthiness.” It’s using numbers to prove what you know in your … Continue reading →

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