Data Science · Advanced level

Advanced level · Module 6: Data Science Capstone · Lesson 3 of 5

Needs, Targeting and Feedback

Map needs by area, evaluate targeting and analyse beneficiary feedback.

In this lesson you will

  • Combine spatial, predictive and text analyses
  • Identify targeting improvements

Key concepts

needs mapstargeting errorsfeedback themestriangulation

The lesson

Map needs by area from survey and spatial data, aggregated to safe levels.

Evaluate current targeting and a predictive alternative by inclusion and exclusion errors per area.

Analyse feedback themes and triangulate: do complaints about exclusion match areas where the analysis shows exclusion errors?

Step by step

  1. Build the needs maps.
  2. Analyse targeting errors.
  3. Code and summarise feedback.
  4. Triangulate the findings.

Practice activity

Complete milestone 3: needs, targeting and feedback analysis.

Expected result: Consistent findings from three methods, with triangulation.

Check your understanding

  1. What is triangulation?

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    Checking findings against each other from different methods or sources.

  2. Why aggregate needs maps?

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    To protect privacy and show patterns at a usable level.

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