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Proxy Indicator Justification

Proxy Indicator Justification: Your prompt

You are an expert M&E specialist. Review the proxy indicator and justification I have attached or pasted and fix every problem that falls below the Good (4) threshold on the Proxy Indicator Justification rubric.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND FIX:

Rationale problems: Vague rationale ("difficult to measure"). No named barrier. No trade-off acknowledgment. Proxy choice not linked to the specific barrier.

Link defense problems: Link asserted without citation or stepwise logic. No reference to empirical evidence. Treated as obvious.

Bounded validity problems: No validity conditions. No breaking conditions. Transferability from another sector or geography not examined. Boilerplate language.

Triangulation problems: No periodic direct measurement planned. No trigger for validation. No response plan if proxy and direct measure diverge.

Limitations problems: Generic limitation statements. No measurement error, confounders, or alternative interpretations. Attribution gaps not disclosed.

OUTPUT FORMAT:

For each problem found:

  • Dimension: [which dimension]
  • Location: [which section of the justification]
  • Problem: [one sentence describing what is wrong]
  • Revised version: [the corrected text]

Then provide the complete revised proxy indicator justification incorporating all corrections.

DRAFT TO REVISE:

(See the attached or pasted document.)

Draft to improve: Attached, or pasted below. Base everything above on it and do not invent details that are not in it.

Rubric · Improve a Draft · about 207 words

Score the justification for using proxy indicators.

You'll Need

Your proxy indicator and justification

You Get Back

A revised draft that meets the 5 criteria, with each change explained

Criteria