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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Social research methods

This website provides a comprehensive collection of resources and links on applied social research methods for practitioners involved in applied social research and evaluation.

The website includes:
- Knowledge base - an online textbook on applied social research methods that covers everything about defining a research question, sampling, measurement, research design and data analysis
- Selecting statistics - advice on choosing appropriate statistical tests for your data
- Simulation book - a previously unpublished book of manual (i.e., dice-rolling) and computer simulation exercises of common research designs, for students and researchers to learn how to do simple simulations
- Concept mapping - a resource guide for learning about structured conceptual mapping, including links to general introductory materials, research and case studies on the use of the method, and related software information.

 

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