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Priority Sort: An Approach to Participatory Decision-Making

By Cathexis Consulting on September 1, 2010

Help! We need to choose 10 indicators from a list of 50 – but which 10? Introducing a quick, participatory & (relatively) painless process for setting evaluation priorities.

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Evaluator Compensation Survey

By Cathexis Consulting on June 1, 2010

What is reasonable compensation for evaluators? What can students expect to earn if they choose a career in evaluation? What do employers need to offer if they want to recruit good evaluators? Find out more from the results of a Canada wide survey of CES members conducted in 2009.

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Introduction to ARIMA

By Cathexis Consulting on May 18, 2010

This presentation is intended to encourage evaluators to consider the use of AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models in order to strengthen evaluations.  This presentation focuses on how ARIMA models improve upon simpler pre-post designs.  When randomization or control groups are not possible or appropriate, it is possible to use ARIMA models to determine attribution […]

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Evaluating Complex Initiatives

By Cathexis Consulting on December 1, 2009

Cathexis has conducted many workshops and presentations on the evaluation of complex initiatives in various fora and for various audiences, such as public service staff and management, not-for-profit organizations, and others.

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The Value of Evaluation

By Cathexis Consulting on December 1, 2008

Cathexis has conducted many workshops and presentations on the value of evaluation.

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Working in Evaluation in the Private Sector

By Cathexis Consulting on December 1, 2007

What is it like to work in evaluation in the private sector? How do evaluators learn? What is their ‘natural habitat’?

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