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Data management & analysis

Cleaning, joining and analysing quantitative and qualitative data. AI accelerates the mechanical work and explains the numbers, but it must never be the final word on a figure that will travel to a donor.

Where AI fits

AI cleans and tidies, writes analysis code in R or Python, summarises themes across long transcripts, and explains statistical output in plain words. You verify every number against the source and keep the disagreements visible.

1

Clean and document

Name the variables, record the cleaning steps, keep a copy.

2

Describe before you compare

Report counts, averages and the sample size first.

3

Compare carefully

Use a comparison group before claiming any effect.

4

Code the qualitative data

Tag themes, keep frequency separate from intensity.

5

Check and record

Trace every figure; log the source for each one.

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