Research Report: Digital Surveys with R + KoboToolbox

Training Material: Research Report — Digital Surveys with R + KoboToolbox
For Ilorin-R-Users-Group

This is a practical session on building a complete digital survey workflow. Learn how to replace paper questionnaires with a free system that collects data offline on phones and analyzes results in R the same day.

Why this matters: Paper surveys delay projects for weeks due to manual entry and cleaning. R + KoboToolbox eliminates data entry, auto-captures GPS, and flags errors while enumerators are still in the field.

What we’ll cover:

1. KoboToolbox: Build a 5-question form online. Deploy to phones. Works without internet.
2. Collect: Simulate field collection using the KoboCollect app. Each response gets GPS + timestamp.
3. R Integration: Download data directly into R with `robotoolbox`. No CSV export/import needed.
4. Clean & Analyze: Use `dplyr` + `janitor` to standardize names, fix typos, and create summary tables by LGA.
5. Report: Generate a 1-page PDF summary with maps and charts using `rmarkdown`.

We’ll replicate a survey — from form design to auto-generated report — showing how responses move from phone to final analysis in under 20 minutes.

*Who: Researchers, students, NGO staff, students and extension workers who run surveys. Basic R knowledge helps but not required. Bring laptop + Android phone.

Takeaway: Leave with a working KoboToolbox account, `survey_workflow.R` template, and the skills to run your next field survey without touching paper.

_Collect smarter. Analyze faster. Report with evidence.