What are CSV files and how should I use them for survey data?
Learn when to use CSV files, tips for common issues, and the best ways to use CSV files with survey tools like SurveyCTO.
Hearing more: Using audio audits to improve data quality
You’ll learn best practices on how to use SurveyCTO’s audio audit feature to hear field interviews and increase the quality of your data. You’ll also learn about the important ethical requirements to consider.
Making Modern Slavery Prevalence Studies Count (Accurately)
Read about how researchers at the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery (GFEMS) used SurveyCTO for a modern slavery prevalence study that used Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI).
How the World Bank’s Third Party Monitoring reduced data collection time and improved data validity
Learn how a consortium including BDO, Assess, Transform, Reach (ATR), and Integrity Global saved time and improved data quality by digitalizing data collection with SurveyCTO in Afghanistan.
9 ways to use SurveyCTO calculations for smarter surveys
Explore these 9 tips to design better forms and enhance data quality with SurveyCTO calculations.
Tips and tricks for efficient form design in Google Sheets
Learn helpful tips and tricks for efficient SurveyCTO form design in Google Sheets.
What’s the impact of organized crime on government efforts to fight COVID-19 in Colombia?
Discover how the IPA Colombia team used phone surveys to investigate the impact of organized crime on COVID-19 prevention efforts.
Can trust in governments reduce the spread of COVID-19? Measuring trust and compliance in Pakistan
Explore how The Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan conducts phone surveys to measure the impact of citizen trust in the government on fighting COVID-19.
7 ways to conduct a COVID-19 phone survey like IPA
Discover how IPA is conducting a rapid response phone survey on the impacts of COVID-19 using SurveyCTO.
Do school closures have to stop learning? How Young 1ove is teaching students remotely
Discover how education NGO Young 1ove pivoted from in-person to remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remote and decentralized data collection with SurveyCTO
Discover how to safely collect data with remote approaches to recruiting, training, and supervision.
7 things you can do with web surveys in SurveyCTO
Exploring alternatives to in-person data collection? Check out these tips to make the most out of web surveys.
Name it like you mean it: Variable names for well-designed survey research
Tips on effective survey variable naming that supports and strengthens data analysis.
5 ways to get the data you need with skip logic
Use skip logic to design smarter forms and collect better data with SurveyCTO.
6 ways to validate your survey responses and improve data quality
Validate your survey responses and enhance data quality by using SurveyCTO's constraint expressions.
11 Things you didn’t know SurveyCTO can do
Have you ever needed to know exactly what is happening during data collection occuring thousands of miles away? Do you find yourself backtracking and spending hours tirelessly correcting poor or fake data after collection phase of a study has wrapped up? SurveyCTO provides solutions to these scenarios – and much more! – in a variety of ways you may not even be aware of.
Photo credit: Simrin Makhija, Research Analyst, IFPRI
Pro tips for designing and deploying complex agricultural surveys from IFPRI
Learn survey form design pro tips, best practices, and even explore part of a complex, agricultural survey instrument from IFPRI’s Simrin Makhija.
Diets, choices, and interdisciplinary research in South Asia
Interview with Till Ludwig, of the Centre for Development Research, on his research trying to better understand how people choose their diets in South Asia.
A visit to Khushi Baby in Rajasthan, India
We always love learning from SurveyCTO users about the innovative ways they use our technology to collect quality data. Last year, we had the opportunity to meet with Khushi Baby at the site of one of their research projects in India.
So you’ve decided to go digital… now what?
So you’ve decided to go digital for your next data collection project. Great decision! Perhaps you were persuaded by some of the benefits of going digital including lower cost, higher-quality data, and more immediate access to your data. Or perhaps you’re just tired of printing pages and pages of paper forms, dragging them around, keeping them organized, and spending hours and hours entering the data you collected by hand. Whatever your reasons, we’re here to help ensure that your first digital data collection project is a success.
Recap and photos: Small data, big impact
Check our recap and photos from the launch of Dobility India in Ahmedabad, India.