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Reconstructing Baseline Data for Impact Evaluation and Results Measurement

dc.contributor.author Bamberger, Michael
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T14:04:15Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T14:04:15Z
dc.date.issued 2010-11
dc.description.abstract Many international development agencies and some national governments base future budget planning and policy decisions on a systematic assessment of the projects and programs in which they have already invested. Results are assessed through Mid-Term Reviews (MTRs), Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs), or through more rigorous impact evaluations (IE), all of which require the collection of baseline data before the project or program begins. The baseline is compared with the MTR, ICR, or the posttest IE measurement to estimate changes in the indicators used to measure performance, outcomes, or impacts. However, it is often the case that a baseline study is not conducted, seriously limiting the possibility of producing a rigorous assessment of project outcomes and impacts. This note discusses the reasons why baseline studies are often not conducted, even when they are included in the project design and funds have been approved, and describe strategies that can be used to 'reconstruct' baseline data at a later stage in the project or program cycle. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/14964525/reconstructing-baseline-data-impact-evaluation-results-measurement
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11075
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries PREM Notes; No. 4
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject ACTIVITY SCHEDULES
dc.subject BASELINE SURVEYS
dc.subject BENEFICIARIES
dc.subject BIASES
dc.subject BUSINESSES
dc.subject CERTIFICATES
dc.subject COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subject COMPUTERS
dc.subject CONTROL GROUPS
dc.subject DATA COLLECTION
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject EVALUATION METHODS
dc.subject EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS
dc.subject FINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subject GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subject GROUP INTERVIEWS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject ICR
dc.subject IMPACT EVALUATION
dc.subject IMPLEMENTING AGENCY
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INCOME EXPENDITURE SURVEYS
dc.subject INTERVENTION
dc.subject KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS
dc.subject LANDLESS FARMERS
dc.subject LEARNING
dc.subject LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subject M&E SYSTEMS
dc.subject MARKET RESEARCH
dc.subject METHODOLOGY
dc.subject MONITORING DATA
dc.subject NEWSLETTER
dc.subject NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject OUTCOME INDICATORS
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISAL
dc.subject POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject PROBABILITY
dc.subject PROGRAM EVALUATION
dc.subject PROGRAMS
dc.subject PROJECT IMPACTS
dc.subject QUALITATIVE DATA
dc.subject QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
dc.subject QUALITY OF SERVICES
dc.subject QUANTITATIVE DATA
dc.subject QUANTITATIVE METHODS
dc.subject QUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subject RELIABILITY
dc.subject RESEARCHERS
dc.subject RESULT
dc.subject RESULTS
dc.subject ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject SAMPLE SURVEYS
dc.subject SAMPLING FRAMES
dc.subject SCIENCES
dc.subject SITES
dc.subject SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEYS
dc.subject STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
dc.subject TARGETING
dc.subject TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
dc.subject TECHNIQUES
dc.subject TRANSMISSION
dc.subject VALIDITY
dc.subject WEB
dc.subject WEB SITE
dc.title Reconstructing Baseline Data for Impact Evaluation and Results Measurement en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2011-09-05
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/14964525/reconstructing-baseline-data-impact-evaluation-results-measurement
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Poverty
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20110905031500
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 14964525
okr.identifier.report 64381
okr.language.supported en
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okr.topic Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic Statistical and Mathematical Sciences
okr.topic Science Education
okr.topic Scientific Research and Science Parks
okr.topic Poverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topic Education
okr.topic Science and Technology Development
okr.topic Poverty Reduction
okr.unit Office of VP & Head of Network (PRMVP)
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