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A Computerized Approach to Trickle-Process, Random Assignment.
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Braucht, G. Nicholas; Reichardt, Charles S. – Evaluation Review, 1993
Procedures for implementing random assignment with trickle processing and ways they can be corrupted are described. A computerized method for implementing random assignment with trickle processing is presented as a desirable alternative in many situations and a way of protecting against threats to assignment validity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Experimental Groups, Research Methodology, Research Reports
Decision Support Systems: An Introduction for Program Evaluators.
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O'Sullivan, Elizabethann – Evaluation Review, 1985
Decision Support Systems (DSS) are automated information systems designed to aid administrative decision making. A literature review on the design, implementation, and evaluation of DSS, suggests that evaluators act as liasons between designers and managers, identify and collect data for DSS, and evaluate DSS. (Author/EGS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Evaluation
Evaluating Referral and Agency Coordination with a Computerized Client-Tracking System.
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Schuh, Russell G.; Leviton, Laura C. – Evaluation Review, 1991
A computerized mechanism for client tracking linked to a management information system (MIS) is presented. The MIS can thus serve several evaluation functions. Features of the MIS are illustrated through a previous study of a project for pregnant and postpartum chemically dependent women. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Computer Oriented Programs, Coordination, Drug Addiction