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Data for Decisions Bootcamp

This resource is a free, self-paced online course that teaches people how to do practical social science research using videos, quizzes, and hands-on Stata exercises.

Overview

This course is a comprehensive, self-paced online training program designed to equip researchers and practitioners with the tools and skills needed for rigorous applied social science research. Spanning 17 detailed modules, it covers the research process from forming research questions and theory of change to Stata best practices, causal inference, sampling strategies, survey design and implementation, data cleaning, statistical and cost-effectiveness analysis, qualitative methods, and visualization. Each lesson includes concise video content, quizzes, assignments, and practical Stata code, making it ideal for users looking to build a systematic and reproducible analytical workflow in development and evaluation contexts.

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