It Is Sometimes Said That Program Evaluation Research Is Susceptible

question 30

Multiple Choice

It is sometimes said that program evaluation research is susceptible to Type II errors. What does this mean?

• A)significant effects are found, which later turn out to be phony effects
• B)small program effects might truly exist, but the measuring tools aren't sensitive enough to detect them
• C)program evaluators often use only descriptive statistics and ignore inferential ones
• D)program evaluators often fail to take costs into account in their analyses

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