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Social science methods

Social and behavioural science is the science this platform stewards for the network. It studies how people and institutions think, act and organise, using surveys, interviews, observation and participatory methods, and it brings people’s own accounts of risk and wellbeing into evidence.

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01Naverok

Social science methods in five parts.

Protokol5 steps
  1. 01ApplicationWhat social and behavioural science does here
  2. 02DaneWhat the method consumes
  3. 03ErêkirinHow results are checked
  4. 04ConnectionsTopics that rely on this method
  5. 05StewardshipWho maintains the method
02Application

What social and behavioural science does here.

Social and behavioural science studies how individuals, groups and institutions think, act and organise. It explains vulnerability, têgihiştina xetereyê, compliance and collective response to shocks. In society and human development and information and public trust, social science identifies who is exposed and less able to cope, and why warnings are or are not acted upon. It informs equitable design of policies and interventions across interconnected risks. The canonical description is on STEM Commons.

Survey design for hard-to-reach groups

Sampling and fieldwork are designed to include displaced people, informal workers and others missed by standard frames, with weights and coverage reported beside results.

Qualitative and participatory research

Interviews, focus groups and participatory mapping capture how communities understand risk and wellbeing, with consent, anonymity and feedback to participants.

Mixed-methods synthesis

Survey statistics and qualitative findings are combined so that numbers are explained by people’s accounts and accounts are checked against numbers.

03Çavdêrî bike

Survey analysis.

The screen a team would use to follow this method: its measures, states and decisions. Names are examples and values are illustrative.

Survey analysis

Society and human development · Social science methods · Run R-2731

Estimates stableGCRI · Society and Human Development

Estimates

robust standard errors

People in need0.110.07[−0.3, 0.9]Erê
Multidimensional poverty−0.140.06[−0.4, 0.9]Na
Internally displaced people−0.400.11[−0.5, 0.9]Erê
School attendance0.010.07[−0.6, 0.8]Na

Method card

Rêbaz
Zanistên civakî û tevgerî
Sample
5490 obs
Sêwirandin
stratified, weighted
Nîşan
MODELKIRÎ

Residuals by group

Survey analysis: the screen’s structure, terms and states for Society and human development.Nav û nirxên nimûneyî; sêwiran e, ne qeyd an pergaleke zindî ye.
04Dane

What the method consumes.

Datasets and records used by social and behavioural science on this platform, with the role each plays and the label its values carry. Sources are listed in the source register.

DaneRolNîşan
Household and individual surveysQuantitative evidenceREPORTED
Interview and focus group recordsQualitative evidenceREPORTED
Participatory mapsCommunity knowledgeDECLARED
Census framesSamplingStatîstîkên weşandî
05Rêbaz û delîl

How social science methods is modelled, measured and tested.

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Model, hevkêşe û texmîn

The model structure used for social science methods, the assumptions it makes and how each is tested.

Xetera hêmana iRi = f(Hi, Ei, Vi, Ci)metirsî, rûbirûbûn, lawazî û kapasîteya serederiyê
Windahiya salane ya hêvîkirîEAL = ∑k pk · Lkli ser bûyerên k bi îhtîmala salane pk
Pergalên girêdayîxt+1 = A xt + B ut + εtA carries the couplings, u the shock, ε the error
TexmînÇima tê çêkirinÇawa tê ceribandin
Metirsî û rûbirûbûn di nav bûyerekê de serbixwe neEntegrala windahiyê ji hesabkirinê re maqûl dihêleBi lihevhatineke copula li ser tomarên hevbeş re bidin ber hev
Girêdan li nêzî xala xebatê xêzik inDihêle şok di A de belav bibinJi derveyî rêza xêzik tevlihev bike û bide ber hev
Xêzên lawaziyê di navbera cihan de têne veguhastinXêzikên herêmî kêm tên dîtinLi hember windahiyên çavdêrîkirî erê bike li cihê ku hene
Têketin
danehevên bi guhertoyan û çavkaniyê
Derketin
belavkirin, tu carî jimarên tenê
Kod
bi qerta modelê û ceribandinan re hat weşandin
Zêdebûn
heman dane, kod, jîngeh û tov
Formulasyonên standard ên xetereyê û qada rewşê; texmînên navborî ji bo rêbazê tîpîk in, ji bo nirxandinê hatine diyarkirin, ne encam in.
Prensîbên rêber ên FAIR · GO FAIR û FORCE11W3C PROV · World Wide Web ConsortiumRêwerzên ji bo birêvebirina hevgirtî ya nediyarîyan · IPCCCEOS Analysis Ready Data · Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
06Erêkirin

How results are checked.

Findings are tested through replication, triangulation of methods and pre-registered designs. Measurement instruments are checked for reliability and validity.

Kontrol bikinHow it is done
Ethics review and consentResearch passes ethics review and uses informed consent
Coverage reportingWho is missing from samples is stated
TriangulationFindings are compared across methods before conclusions

Behaviour is context dependent and may change under stress. Self-reported data carry recall and social desirability biases.

07Pêvajo

Pêvajo çawa dimeşe.

Process explorer · Process

Social science methods: PRISMA 2020 review reporting

10 steps4 qonax

Pêvajo

Social science methods: PRISMA 2020 review reporting

PRISMA 2020 is a reporting guideline for systematic reviews; the steps follow its checklist, not a mandated sequence, and no Nexus document adopts it.

  1. 01 Plan

    1. 01Registration and protocolRecord · The review teamThe guideline asks for registration details, access to the protocol and any amendments.
    2. 02Eligibility criteriaRecord · The review teamThe guideline asks for the inclusion and exclusion criteria and how studies were grouped.

  2. 02 Find and select

    1. 03Search: sources and strategiesStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the information sources and the full search strategies. It does not fix which sources are used.
    2. 04Selection of studiesStep · The review teamThe guideline asks how studies were judged eligible, including how many reviewers screened. It does not fix the number of reviewers.
    3. 05Flow diagramTomarThe flow diagram shows the number of records found, the number of studies included and the reasons for exclusion.

  3. 03 Analyse

    1. 06Data collectionStep · The review teamThe guideline asks how data were collected from reports and which data items were sought.
    2. 07Risk of biasStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the methods and tools used to assess risk of bias.
    3. 08SynthesisModel · The review teamThe guideline asks for the effect measures and the synthesis methods. It does not prescribe meta-analysis.
    4. 09Certainty of evidenceStep · The review teamThe guideline asks for the methods used to assess certainty, and reports the result per outcome. It does not name a grading scale.

  4. 04 Report

    1. 10Review reportTomarThe guideline helps authors report why the review was done, what they did and what they found.

rêzeya Pergalên StratejîkOutline of an externally published reporting guideline, not a Nexus process and not a record of operation. PRISMA 2020 mainly covers reviews of intervention effects. No Nexus page names it. Every programme is at service level R0.

08Connections

Topics that rely on this method.

09Stewardship

Who maintains the method.

Society and Human Development stewards social and behavioural science for the Consortium and reviews how it is applied across platforms.

Canonical page: Social and behavioural science

10Pirs

Pirs û bersiv.

What are the limits of social and behavioural science in this field?
Behaviour is context dependent and may change under stress. Self-reported data carry recall and social desirability biases.
How are results checked?
Findings are tested through replication, triangulation of methods and pre-registered designs. Measurement instruments are checked for reliability and validity.
Are the values on this page real?
The data names, roles and checks are real descriptions of practice. The canvas shows a design of the method’s use, not a run; no result is reported here.
Where else is this method applied?
Çavdêrxaneya canonical method page lists every platform that applies it.
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