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Peer reviewedShotland, R. Lance; Mark, Melvin M. – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1987
Multiple evaluation methods (MEMs) can cause an inferential challenge, although there are strategies to strengthen inferences. Practical and theoretical issues involved in the use by social scientists of MEMs, three potential problems in drawing inferences from MEMs, and short- and long-term strategies for alleviating these problems are outlined.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Research Methodology, Statistical Bias
