PRA Methods for Quantifying and Ranking

This paper has three aims: to outline main methods for quantifying and ranking data, to encourage the reader to adapt and invent other methods, and to provide information on where more can be found out. It begins by discussing the uses of quantified information in participatory approaches. Quantifying methods outlined include verbal estimates, manual counting methods, counters and sticks, pie diagrams, and trend diagrams. Ranking methods include verbal, direct physical ranking, pairwise ranking, direct matrix ranking and ranking by weighting. Each method is described briefly and examples of its use given. A section discusses Do's and Don'ts. The paper ends with a list of sources on quantifying and ranking.