IOM Reports Exploration

Exploratory data analysis of evaluations.json

1. Introduction

This exploratory analysis examines the metadata from IOM’s evaluation repository as a preliminary step before mapping reports to strategic frameworks like the Strategic Results Framework (SRF) and Global Compact for Migration (GCM).

This EDA (Exploratory Data Analysis) helps us understand the structure, coverage, and characteristics of available evaluation reports before using the iomeval package to create evidence maps that tag reports against framework components. These maps will serve as knowledge management tools, making it easier to identify relevant sources, spot coverage gaps, and determine where synthesis reports would be valuable.

The repository includes various document types, from full evaluation reports to management responses and annexes.

2. Repository Overview

2.1 Document Types

Evaluation report                    745
Evaluation brief                     284
Annexes                              198
Management response                  160
Special related reports/documents     60
Evaluation summary                    49
External evaluation report             2
nan                                    1
Internal evaluation report             1
Name: count, dtype: int64

2.2 Evaluation Levels

Distribution (%) of evaluations by organizational scope (project, country, regional, thematic, strategic).

Decentralized    85.7
Centralized      11.6
Other             2.7
Name: proportion, dtype: float64

2.3 Evaluation Scope

Programme/Project    664
Thematic              57
Strategy              30
Synthesis             12
Policy                10
Name: count, dtype: int64