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='''Quantitative Impact Assessment (QIA) Workshop (2024)'''=
      <h2>'''<small>[https://forms.office.com/r/AmCE5jynu9 Register Now!]</small>'''</h2>[[File:QIA Maple Leaf Photo (1000 x 1000 px).png|alt=Maple leaf|left|frameless|81x81px|Maple leaf]]<p>Statistics Canada and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat invite you to participate in the third Quantitative Impact Assessment (QIA) workshop. </p><p></p></div>
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Statistics Canada (StatCan) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) have organized a four-day workshop on using quantitative impact assessment (QIA) methods for program evaluation. Participants should expect to learn the strengths and limitations of QIA methods and how to better leverage data.
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=='''<small>Session 1 - Fundamentals</small>'''==
 
=='''<small>Session 1 - Fundamentals</small>'''==
The CSPS Digital Accelerator is an applied learning experience designed for individuals and teams who want to adopt digital best practices and experiment with more collaborative, open, human-centred and iterative ways of defining problems and developing solutions.
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| scope="col" width="80" |'''March 19'''
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| scope="col" width="115" |9am-12pm (ET)
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| scope="col" width="670" |''Fundamentals'' provides a comprehensive overview of QIA concepts. Participants will learn the difference between program outcomes and program impacts, and be introduced to the common approaches to QIA (such as difference-in-differences, discontinuity estimators, and more). This session also offers a detailed overview of randomized controlled experiments – the gold standard of QIA.
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| scope="col" width="210" |[[Quantitative Impact Assessment Workshop/Fundamentals|Session 1 - Agenda and Materials <small>[click here]</small>]]
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=='''<small>Session 2 - Data</small>'''==
 
=='''<small>Session 2 - Data</small>'''==
The CSPS Digital Accelerator is an applied learning experience designed for individuals and teams who want to adopt digital best practices and experiment with more collaborative, open, human-centred and iterative ways of defining problems and developing solutions.
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| scope="col" width="80" |'''March 21'''
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| scope="col" width="115" |9am-12pm (ET)
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| scope="col" width="670" |''Data'' provides an overview of the data environments available through Statistics Canada. Participants will learn about performing custom tabulations and multivariate analysis, with specific emphasis on the availability of gender and diversity data and Quality of Life data. This session explains how to access existing microdata and overcome data gaps.
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| scope="col" width="125" |English with bilingual materials
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| scope="col" width="210" |[[Quantitative Impact Assessment Workshop/Data|Session 2 - Agenda and Materials <small>[click here]</small>]]
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=='''<small>Session 3 - Case Studies I</small>'''==
 
=='''<small>Session 3 - Case Studies I</small>'''==
The CSPS Digital Accelerator is an applied learning experience designed for individuals and teams who want to adopt digital best practices and experiment with more collaborative, open, human-centred and iterative ways of defining problems and developing solutions.
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| scope="col" width="80" |'''March 26'''
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| scope="col" width="115" |9am-12pm (ET)
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| scope="col" width="670" |''Case Studies I'' focuses on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage social data. The methods covered are (1) empirical density design, (2) hierarchical linear modelling, and (3) propensity score matching and difference-in-differences.
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| scope="col" width="125" |English with bilingual materials
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| scope="col" width="210" |[[Quantitative Impact Assessment Workshop/Case Studies I|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials <small>[click here]</small>]]
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=='''<small>Session 4 - Case Studies II</small>'''==
 
=='''<small>Session 4 - Case Studies II</small>'''==
The CSPS Digital Accelerator is an applied learning experience designed for individuals and teams who want to adopt digital best practices and experiment with more collaborative, open, human-centred and iterative ways of defining problems and developing solutions.
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| scope="col" width="80" |'''March 28'''
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| scope="col" width="115" |9am-12pm (ET)
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| scope="col" width="670" |''Case Studies II'' also focuses on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage business microdata. The methods covered are (1) propensity score matching and entropy balancing, (2) matching difference-in-differences, and (3) modified causal forest.
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| scope="col" width="125" |English with bilingual materials
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| scope="col" width="210" |[[Quantitative Impact Assessment Workshop/Case Studies II|Session 4 - Agenda and Materials <small>[click here]</small>]]
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=='''<small>Stay connected</small>'''​==
 
=='''<small>Stay connected</small>'''​==
  
*Join the Business Innovation and Growth Support Data Community of Practice
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*[mailto:dsrd-sdrd@tbs-sct.gc.ca Contact the Data Science, Research and Development unit]
 
*[mailto:dsrd-sdrd@tbs-sct.gc.ca Contact the Data Science, Research and Development unit]
  
 
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|''Fundamental concepts of quantitative impact assessment''
 
|<nowiki>March 19 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Fundamentals'' will provide a comprehensive overview of QIA concepts. Participants will learn the difference between program outcomes and program impacts, and be introduced to the common approaches to QIA (such as difference-in-differences, discontinuity estimators, and more). This session will also offer a detailed overview of randomized controlled experiments – the gold standard of QIA.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 1 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Leveraging data for impact analysis''
 
|<nowiki>March 21 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Data'' will provide an overview of the data environments available through Statistics Canada. Participants will learn about performing custom tabulations and multivariate analysis, with specific emphasis on the availability of gender and diversity data and Quality of Life data. This session will explain how to access existing microdata and overcome data gaps.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 2 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies I: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 26 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies I'' will focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage social data. The methods covered are (1) empirical density design, (2) hierarchical linear modelling, and (3) propensity score matching and difference-in-differences.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies II: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 28 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies II'' will also focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage business microdata. The methods covered are (1) propensity score matching and entropy balancing, (2) matching difference-in-differences, and (3) modified causal forest.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
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!Title
 
!Date
 
!Description
 
!Language
 
!Agenda and Materials
 
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|''Fundamental concepts of quantitative impact assessment''
 
|<nowiki>March 19 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Fundamentals'' will provide a comprehensive overview of QIA concepts. Participants will learn the difference between program outcomes and program impacts, and be introduced to the common approaches to QIA (such as difference-in-differences, discontinuity estimators, and more). This session will also offer a detailed overview of randomized controlled experiments – the gold standard of QIA.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 1 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Leveraging data for impact analysis''
 
|<nowiki>March 21 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Data'' will provide an overview of the data environments available through Statistics Canada. Participants will learn about performing custom tabulations and multivariate analysis, with specific emphasis on the availability of gender and diversity data and Quality of Life data. This session will explain how to access existing microdata and overcome data gaps.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 2 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies I: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 26 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies I'' will focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage social data. The methods covered are (1) empirical density design, (2) hierarchical linear modelling, and (3) propensity score matching and difference-in-differences.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies II: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 28 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies II'' will also focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage business microdata. The methods covered are (1) propensity score matching and entropy balancing, (2) matching difference-in-differences, and (3) modified causal forest.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
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!Date
 
!Description
 
!Language
 
!Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Fundamental concepts of quantitative impact assessment''
 
|<nowiki>March 19 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Fundamentals'' will provide a comprehensive overview of QIA concepts. Participants will learn the difference between program outcomes and program impacts, and be introduced to the common approaches to QIA (such as difference-in-differences, discontinuity estimators, and more). This session will also offer a detailed overview of randomized controlled experiments – the gold standard of QIA.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 1 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Leveraging data for impact analysis''
 
|<nowiki>March 21 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Data'' will provide an overview of the data environments available through Statistics Canada. Participants will learn about performing custom tabulations and multivariate analysis, with specific emphasis on the availability of gender and diversity data and Quality of Life data. This session will explain how to access existing microdata and overcome data gaps.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 2 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies I: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 26 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies I'' will focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage social data. The methods covered are (1) empirical density design, (2) hierarchical linear modelling, and (3) propensity score matching and difference-in-differences.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies II: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 28 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies II'' will also focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage business microdata. The methods covered are (1) propensity score matching and entropy balancing, (2) matching difference-in-differences, and (3) modified causal forest.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
|}
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+
 
!Title
 
!Date
 
!Description
 
!Language
 
!Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Fundamental concepts of quantitative impact assessment''
 
|<nowiki>March 19 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Fundamentals'' will provide a comprehensive overview of QIA concepts. Participants will learn the difference between program outcomes and program impacts, and be introduced to the common approaches to QIA (such as difference-in-differences, discontinuity estimators, and more). This session will also offer a detailed overview of randomized controlled experiments – the gold standard of QIA.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 1 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Leveraging data for impact analysis''
 
|<nowiki>March 21 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Data'' will provide an overview of the data environments available through Statistics Canada. Participants will learn about performing custom tabulations and multivariate analysis, with specific emphasis on the availability of gender and diversity data and Quality of Life data. This session will explain how to access existing microdata and overcome data gaps.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 2 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies I: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 26 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies I'' will focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage social data. The methods covered are (1) empirical density design, (2) hierarchical linear modelling, and (3) propensity score matching and difference-in-differences.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
|-
 
|''Case Studies II: Applying QIA methods to evaluate program performance and impact''
 
|<nowiki>March 28 | </nowiki>
 
9am-12pm (ET)
 
|''Case Studies II'' will also focus on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage business microdata. The methods covered are (1) propensity score matching and entropy balancing, (2) matching difference-in-differences, and (3) modified causal forest.
 
|English with bilingual materials
 
|Session 3 - Agenda and Materials
 
|}
 

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Quantitative Impact Assessment (QIA) Workshop (2024)

Statistics Canada (StatCan) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) have organized a four-day workshop on using QIA methods for program evaluation. Participants will learn the strengths and limitations of QIA methods and how to better leverage data.


Date Time Description Language Link to Agenda and Materials

Session 1 - Fundamentals

March 19 9am-12pm (ET) Fundamentals provides a comprehensive overview of QIA concepts. Participants will learn the difference between program outcomes and program impacts, and be introduced to the common approaches to QIA (such as difference-in-differences, discontinuity estimators, and more). This session also offers a detailed overview of randomized controlled experiments – the gold standard of QIA. English with bilingual materials Session 1 - Agenda and Materials [click here]

Session 2 - Data

March 21 9am-12pm (ET) Data provides an overview of the data environments available through Statistics Canada. Participants will learn about performing custom tabulations and multivariate analysis, with specific emphasis on the availability of gender and diversity data and Quality of Life data. This session explains how to access existing microdata and overcome data gaps. English with bilingual materials Session 2 - Agenda and Materials [click here]

Session 3 - Case Studies I

March 26 9am-12pm (ET) Case Studies I focuses on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage social data. The methods covered are (1) empirical density design, (2) hierarchical linear modelling, and (3) propensity score matching and difference-in-differences. English with bilingual materials Session 3 - Agenda and Materials [click here]

Session 4 - Case Studies II

March 28 9am-12pm (ET) Case Studies II also focuses on three real-life examples of QIA methods being applied to evaluate program performance and impact. These case studies primarily leverage business microdata. The methods covered are (1) propensity score matching and entropy balancing, (2) matching difference-in-differences, and (3) modified causal forest. English with bilingual materials Session 4 - Agenda and Materials [click here]

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