Hnin Ei Lwin

Even after working with the chi-square test for ten years, it still feels like a fresh discovery every time I use it. As a social researcher, I  am  often surrounded by the messy, beautiful complexity of people’s stories, choices, and lived experiences. On most of my analysis journeys, the chi-square test acts as a steady, patient colleague  who  quietly guid es  me through the noise.  It is  not usually the one delivering the headline-grabbing answers. Unlike regression or t-tests that often demand  rigid  rules and perfectly clean numbers, the chi-square actually flourishes in the messy, categorical reality of social life. That  is  where it shines. Instead of bold conclusions, it helps me ask better questions and spot connections I might  have  missed. It gently points me to patterns and insights that are easy to overlook.  Time and again, i t help s  me make sense of complex lives through data. For me, t...

The March 2025 Myanmar AGEE (Accountability for Gender Equality in Education) Cross-national  Report  takes a close look at how gender equality is  unfolding within  Myanmar’s education system.  Using the AGEE framework, it assesse d  six key  domains : Resources  (average: 49.9) , Values  (average: 49.8) , Opportunities  (average: 57.9) , Participation  (average: 79.8) , Knowledge  (average: 63.3) , and Outcomes  (average: 43.4) . It brought together global data on gender and education, offering insights into areas such as legal protections, gender balance in classrooms, and the representation of women in decision-making roles.  The report shows mixed progress: Myanmar is performing well in terms of participation and access to opportunities, but there is still work to be done in areas like outcomes and legal frameworks.  Full Report: https://www.gendereddata.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Myanmar-AGEE-March-seri...

The World Happiness Report 2025 goes beyond traditional economic metrics, highlighting how everyday human connections and acts of kindness are powerful drivers of well-being . The report identifies SIX KEY VARIABLES that explain most of the differences in happiness between countries:  1. GDP per capita , 2. Social support , 3. Healthy life expectancy , 4. Freedom to make life choices , 5. Generosity , and 6. Low perceptions of corruption . Methodology :  It  primarily uses subjective well-being data from the Gallup World Poll. The main ranking is based on the   three-year average   of individuals' self-evaluations of their life on a   Cantril Ladder   s cale (0-10). The analysis also examines how the six core factors correlate with these life evaluations to help explain observed differences in happiness across nations. Key Global Insights:  Finland has held the title of the world’s happiest country for the eighth year in a row, with strong social ...

The focus of this document is on practical strategies to address those three misunderstandings when disclosing research limitations. This document is a follow-up to the previous discussion on three common misunderstandings I often observe regarding research limitations: Being reluctant to disclose limitations Treating limitations as a proposal checkbox Discussing limitations only at the end     Hnin Ei Lwin #Monitoring   #Evaluation   #Reporting   #Research   #MEARL #social   #development   #humanitarian   #publichealth