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Evidence For Social Impact Lab

Research Study Setup

Feasibility, sampling, questionnaires and field protocols.

The problem we solve

A study design is approved, but the operational detail is undecided. Sampling frames are incomplete, instruments are untested, and no one has costed what fieldwork will actually require.

Scope — what is included

  • Study feasibility assessment against timeline, geography and budget
  • Sampling-frame development from administrative or listing data
  • Questionnaire design, translation review and piloting
  • Operational planning: team structure, routing, training and schedule

Methodology

  • Stratified sampling
  • Cluster sampling
  • Cognitive interviews
  • Instrument piloting
  • Documented study protocols

Deliverables

  • Feasibility report with assumptions stated
  • Sampling files and replicable selection code
  • Final questionnaire with pilot revisions logged
  • Field protocol document
  • Implementation plan and timeline

What we need from you

Research decisions stay with your team. To deliver this work we need you to:

  • Approve the research design, sampling strategy and instrument content
  • Provide the frame source or administrative data where available
  • Confirm ethics approval status before fieldwork planning is finalised

Illustrative workflow

A synthetic example, included to show how the work runs. It is not a past engagement and does not describe a real client.

A university team plans a two-district baseline across government schools and needs an executable plan before the academic term begins.

  1. 1Review the protocol and confirm what the design requires operationally
  2. 2Build the sampling frame from district school records and flag gaps
  3. 3Draft and cognitively test the instrument with a small pilot group
  4. 4Cost the fieldwork and return a dated implementation plan

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