The FEWS NET Livelihoods Explorer (LEX) acts as the central storage location and access portal for Household Economy Analysis (HEA) data, in particular from Livelihood Baseline Storage Sheets, used by FEWS NET for food security and early warning analysis. LEX serves as a pivotal resource in the assessment and understanding of household economies across various regions. Its creation and ongoing management enable a structured approach to data storage and presentation of the Livelihood Strategies and other characteristics of households within diverse Livelihood Zones.
The FEWS NET Livelihoods Explorer (LEX) is the central storage location and access portal for Household Economy Analysis (HEA) data. It houses Livelihood Baseline Storage Sheets, data relevant for HEA outcome analysis modeling, and profiles used by FEWS NET for food security and early warning analysis.
The FEWS NET Livelihoods Explorer (LEX) is the central storage location and access portal for Household Economy Analysis (HEA) data, in particular from Livelihood Baseline Storage Sheets, used by FEWS NET for food security and early warning analysis.
LEX serves as a pivotal resource in the assessment and understanding of household economies across various regions. It provides a structured approach to data storage and presentation of the Livelihood Strategies and other characteristics of households within diverse Livelihood Zones.
LEX offers a structured approach to data storage and presentation, facilitating assessment and understanding of household economies and allowing for comparison of diverse livelihoods across space and time.
LEX is made up of two sub-components:
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The Livelihoods Explorer application (focused on data access and exploration)
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The Livelihoods Database (focused on data storage)
This guide focuses on use of the FEWS NET Livelihoods Explorer application (LEX).
The primary purpose of LEX is to provide you with easy access to HEA data. To accomplish this, data is presented by Livelihood Zone Baseline (not Livelihood Zone, learn more about the distinction) and can be searched and filtered. You can explore potentially relevant data using a combination of visualization tools such as tables, graphs, and maps and export them.
The Livelihoods Explorer provides three levels of data exploration each with a different amount of detail:
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Quick view: Quickly view basic information for a Livelihood Zone Baseline to decide if you want to explore that Baseline further.
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Summary view: View a more detailed summary of information for a Livelihood Zone Baseline including a variety of charts, a table of Wealth Characteristics, a Seasonal Calendar, and a list of key parameters.
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Compare view: Explore detailed data for the Livelihood Activities and Wealth Characteristics of one or more Livelihood Zone Baselines.
An important note about our data
LEX rounds percentage values to a whole number. This approach is used to avoid the suggestion of false precision as the data is based on interviews with a sample of the population. Because of this approach, sometimes the sum of the rounded numbers will not add up exactly to 100% (e.g., resulting in 99% or 101%).
Additionally, the data shown in LEX are reconciled values. Data is collected across a number of communities. Data collectors and analysts review the data and choose a single summary number that represents an approximate median across all communities in the Livelihood Zone. These numbers are not direct calculations, but instead represent an expert opinion based on collected data.
Some reconciled data contains both a point value and an interval value. Point values are used for calculations and most visualizations. Tables show intervals where available.
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