Assessing the Strength of Evidence - DFID

Assessing the Strength of Evidence - DFID

Organization: DFID

Year: 2013

Purpose:

  • To understand different types of empirical research evidence
  • To appreciate the principles of high quality evidence
  • To consider how the context of research findings affects the way that staff might use them
  • To understand how to make sense of inconsistent or conflicting evidence

Content:

  • Introduction to the appraisal of the quality of individual studies
  • Introduction to the assessment of the strength of bodies of evidence.