Forthcoming events in MICS3

MICS3 Data Analysis and Report Writing Workshop

Data and report review process

To ensure: - Production and finalization of high quality data

sets- Technical concurrence on data- Review of findings and provision of feedback

The objectives are:- To agree on data and findings before the

publication of the preliminary report- To maximize the provision of technical support

to countries

Data and report review process

Two parts:

- Clean data and final tabulations (step 1-6)

- Substantive review (step 7-9)

Clean data and final tabulations

Step 1: Once the data sets are cleaned, HQ runs programs to check data sets for consistency of numbers of cases, skip problems, structural problems

Step 2: HQ produces and reviews the summary list of errors in the data, obtained from step 1

Step 3: HQ provides list of errors to the country team

Clean data and final tabulations

Step 4: The country team corrects data errors, if needed in CSPro files, re-runs export procedures, and if necessary, re-calculates sample weights and wealth index, appends these to the data sets, re-calculates data quality tables and tabulations, sends back to HQ

Clean data and final tabulations

Step 5: HQ re-runs data quality tables, tabulations and frequencies, using syntax developed at HQ

Step 6: HQ compares tabulations produced at HQ (step 5) with tabulations produced by country (step 4), and reviews results of comparisons. HQ writes to country to resolve differences

Substantive review

Step 7: HQ/RO undertakes a substantive review of tables, particularly on the plausibility of the findings from the surveys. HQ/RO communicates with countries to discuss findings

Step 8: Countries finalize preliminary reports based on template provided and send to HQ/RO for feedback

Step 9: Country produces/publishes preliminary report

Final report and 4th workshop

All final tabulations will have been produced by the end of the review process leading to the preliminary report

Countries to come to the 4th workshop with final reports, if possible, reviewed beforehand

4th workshop

- Final report / pending issues- Archiving / IHSN- MICS3 to DevInfo- Dissemination – communication- Further analysis

6 – 7 days

Next year ?