Since "Good Evaluations Use Scientific Methods" Practitioners Who Are Conducting

question 30

Multiple Choice

Since "good evaluations use scientific methods" practitioners who are conducting program evaluations should have, at least, an understanding of _____________________.

• A) advanced statistical techniques
• B) complex regression equations
• C) basic research approaches
• D) cutting-edge research philosophy

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Definitions:

Diffuse Status Characteristics

Social attribute of a person that influences evaluations and beliefs about that person’s general competence.

Burden-of-Proof

The obligation to prove one's assertion or claim, often used in legal contexts where one party must show evidence to prove their case over the other.

Reducing Power

The ability of a substance to donate electrons in a redox chemical reaction, thereby reducing another substance.

Evolutionary Theory

A scientific explanation for the diversity of life, proposing that organisms change over time through processes of natural selection and genetic variation.