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Gorman, Dennis M.; Huber, J. Charles, Jr. – Evaluation Review, 2009
This study explores the possibility that any drug prevention program might be considered "evidence-based" given the use of data analysis procedures that optimize the chance of producing statistically significant results by reanalyzing data from a Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program evaluation. The analysis produced a number of…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Drug Education, Prevention, Drug Abuse
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Cavin, Edward S.; Ohls, James C. – Evaluation Review, 1990
A technique to estimate variances of weighted estimates in program evaluation is discussed. BRR estimates of variance are constructed from orthogonally weighted subsamples and can provide better estimates from complex samples than can other methods. Use of BRR is illustrated in a government evaluation of a food service program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Models, Program Evaluation
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Nagel, Stuart S. – Evaluation Review, 1984
Introspective interviewing can often determine the magnitude of relations more meaningfully than statistical analysis. Deduction from empirically validated premises avoids many research design problems. Guesswork can be combined with sensitivity analysis to determine the effects of guesses and missing information on conclusions. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Deduction, Evaluation Methods, Intuition, Policy Formation
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Reynolds, Kim D.; West, Stephen G. – Evaluation Review, 1987
Using data from a sales campaign for the Arizona State lottery, a multiplist strategy of program evaluation is analyzed. Several complementary designs are used within the strategy to help remove threats to internal validity associated with the nonequivalent control group design. (SLD)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Case Studies, Control Groups, Data Interpretation
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Alemi, Farrokh – Evaluation Review, 1987
Trade-offs are implicit in choosing a subjective or objective method for evaluating social programs. The differences between Bayesian and traditional statistics, decision and cost-benefit analysis, and anthropological and traditional case systems illustrate trade-offs in choosing methods because of limited resources. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
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Nagel, Stuart S. – Evaluation Review, 1986
This issue discusses the relevance of microcomputers to evaluation research and program evaluation. The relevance of software designed to aid in making decisions, establishing relations through statistical analysis, and gathering information is emphasized. The relevance of hardware, word processing, and teaching is also discussed. (BS)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Databases, Decision Making
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Whaley, Arthur L. – Evaluation Review, 2006
The lack of support for mental health-related projects by private philanthropy, even among those that express an interest in mental health, is due in large part to the subjectivity of the grant review process. To address this problem, Whaley, Rodriguez, and Alexander developed the Grant Proposal Rating Form (GPRF) to make the grant review process…
Descriptors: Grants, Program Proposals, Philanthropic Foundations, Mental Health
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McClelland, Lou; Cook, Stuart W. – Evaluation Review, 1980
Electricity conservation programs were implemented in matched pairs of office-classroom-laboratory buildings and dormitories. The methodological problems of predicting consumption levels, interpreting why changes in consumption occurred, and estimating initial waste levels are discussed along with their implications for the conduct of behavioral…
Descriptors: College Buildings, Electrical Appliances, Electricity, Energy Conservation
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Land, Kenneth C.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1990
An evaluation of a North Carolina supervision program for juvenile offenders--the Intensive Protective Supervision Project--is presented. The program involves extensive and proactive contact between the court counselor, offender, and offender's family. Statistical and field-based evaluation suggest that the project is successful in preventing…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Field Studies
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Haque, Mohammed Ohidul – Evaluation Review, 1990
A statistical model is presented for evaluating the effectiveness of the Demerit Points System of Victoria (Australia) in reducing traffic offenses. Estimates of the mean waiting time between offenses were made by maximum likelihood methods. Empirical results with 46,982 drivers--participants in a Driver Improvement Program--support the system's…
Descriptors: Adults, Crime Prevention, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
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Sogunro, Olusegun Agboola – Evaluation Review, 1997
The impact of a 19-year-old leadership training program on participants was studied through qualitative and quantitative measures. Data from 234 participants show that they perceived that their knowledge and skills increased and that their attitudes changed as a result of the training workshop. Implications for organizational training programs are…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Knowledge Level
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Averch, Harvey A. – Evaluation Review, 1994
This article reviews the principal methods economists and cost benefit analysts use in evaluating research. Two common approaches are surplus measures (combinations of consumer and producer surpluses) and productivity measures. Technical difficulties and political and organizational constraints are discussed for these measures. (SLD)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Impact, Evaluation Methods
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Narin, Francis; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1994
Theory behind modern evaluative bibliometric techniques is reviewed at three levels: (1) policy application; (2) strategic analysis; and (3) tactical analysis. New techniques developed at each level and limitations of each approach are discussed. At all levels, the process begins with assembling data and then moves to a data-based evaluation. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Books, Classification, Data Analysis