Step-by-step guides
Each guide explains a method in 5 short steps, with an example, and shows how to do each step in HILO. They’re useful even if you use another tool.
How to measure intercoder reliability
Cohen’s kappa in 5 steps: code separately, build the table, count the agreement, remove chance and report.
How to share a dataset without exposing personal data
Column inventory, what to do with each one, free text, re-identification risk and the code table, in 5 steps.
How to clean a survey dataset before analyzing it
Read the file correctly, find repeats, check columns, spot non-response codes and fix at the source, in 5 steps.
How to merge two survey datasets
Choose between stacking and joining by identifier, check that they measure the same thing, merge and review the result, in 5 steps.
How to code the open-ended responses of a survey
Read a sample, build the categories, assign each response, review and bring them into your dataset, in 5 steps.
How to operationalize a project’s objectives with your variables
Write the objectives, take stock of the variables, match them, define indicators and recognize what’s missing, in 5 steps.