Basic Impact Assessment At Project Level Page 28

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Table 2:
Comparative strengths and weaknesses of different methods
Method
Surveys
Rapid
Participant
Case
Participatory
Criteria
appraisal
observation
studies
Learning and
Action
1. Coverage
(scale of
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
applicability
2. Represent-
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
ativeness
3. Ease of data
standardisation,
High
Medium
Medium or Low
Low
Medium or low
aggregation and
synthesis (e.g.
quantification)
4. Ability to
isolate and
High
Low
Low
Low
Low
measure non-
project causes of
change
5. Ability to cope
High
Medium
Medium
Medium
Medium
with the
attribution
problem
6. Ability to
Low
High
High
High
High
capture
qualitative
information
7. Ability to
Low
High
High
Medium
High
capture
causal processes
8. Ability to
Minimal
Medium
Medium
Medium
High
understand
complex
processes (e.g..
institution
building)
9. Ability to
Low
High
Very high
Medium
High
capture
diversity of
perceptions
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