Preparing for the survey checklist.js
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/* Arrays with data needed for checklists */
chk_surveyprep = [ [1,'All stages'], [2,'Have you identified a sufficient number of qualified interviewers?'], [2,'Have you trained the interviewers on the survey instrument?'], [2,'Have you identified a comparable area and population for the pilot?'], [2,'Have you secured all approvals / letters of support needed in your context?'], [2,'Has someone contacted the local leaders in the pilot area to inform them of planned survey activity?'], [2,'Will the team be staying overnight in the pilot area? If so, do you have necessary permissions to travel (from government, World Bank, etc)?'], [2,'Has someone taken care of the logistics (e.g. car rentals, meals or per diem for interviewers)?'], [2,'Do you have a venue reserved for training the interviewers?'], [1,'Pre-Pilot'], [2,'Do you have a set protocol for identifying participants in focus group discussions?'], [2,'Do you have a form prepared for interviewers to record qualitative observations and notes from discussion?'], [2,'Have you tested interviewers’ note-taking abilities during the training and provided feedback on content and handwriting?'], [2,'If you do not speak the local language(s), do you have a tried-and-true research assistant to accompany you to translate?'], [1,'Content-Focused Pilot'], [2,'Is the questionnaire you are piloting fully translated into the local language?'], [2,'Is the instrument formatted for printing? Make sure there are sufficient margins on all pages for taking notes.'], [2,'Did you print enough copies of the instrument for all interviewers and all people accompanying interviews to have a copy for each planned interview?'], [2,'Does the survey instrument include both the research team language and local language (where different)? If not, remember to print out copies in each language as applicable.'], [2,'Do you have access to a printer to print revisions in real time if significant changes are needed?'], [2,'Have you instructed interviewers (or observers) to record the start and end time for each module?'], [1,'Data-Focused Pilot'], [2,'Have you office-tested the final version of the programmed instrument for any bugs, and to ensure that all questions appear as expected and reflect the final translation?'], [2,'Have you set up a SurveyCTO server for the pilot? (For DIME members: Remember, no data can be uploaded to the DIME Test server.)'], [3,'Is the name for the pilot form on the server clearly distinguishable from the final survey?'], [3,'Have you assigned a form id unique to the pilot? (to avoid confusing pilot data with final data)'], [3,'Do all team members who need it have log-on information?'], [2,'Is the SurveyCTO Collect app updated to the version of SurveyCTO your server is running? (See the ‘Collect’ tab on your server for instructions.)'], [3,'Best to update your server and app to the latest version of SurveyCTO before starting the pilot.'], [3,'Once you have piloted, avoid updating the app even if a new version is released, to avoid compatibility issues.'], [2,'Are all tablets / phones running the most updated version of their operating system (OS)? (or at a minimum, are they all running exactly the same OS?)'], [2,'Are all tablets / phones set to the correct date and time?'], [2,'Is the pilot-form downloaded and ready-to-go on all tablets?'], [2,'Are all tablets fully charged? Do you have battery packs with you in case any batteries run out?'], [2,'Do you have a couple of paper copies of the survey, for observers to use, and/or as a last resort in case of unsolvable tablet problems?'], [2,'Have you built in time to the field plan to make any required revisions to the programming and re-download the revised forms on all tablets?'], [2,'Have you set up Stata do-files for importing and labeling data?'], [2,'Have you set up a Stata do-file for running high frequency checks?'] ];