Dr Hallett Is Working on a Program Evaluation for His

question 152

Multiple Choice

Dr. Hallett is working on a program evaluation for his chemical dependency clinic serving lower income clientele. He has already collected information from relevant community members through interviews and focus groups. At present he is interpreting these results as they relate to the clinic's overall goals, as well as identifying areas of strength or weakness. Dr. Hallett is likely in what phase of the program evaluation?

• A) planning phase
• B) execution phase
• C) communication phase
• D) finalization phase

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Definitions:

Linear Regression

A statistical method for modeling the relationship between a dependent variable and one independent variable by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Hypotheses

Statements or assumptions made for the purpose of testing through scientific methods; can be null, proposing no effect, or alternative, proposing some effect.

SSE

Sum of Squares due to Error, a measure in statistical analysis that quantifies the variance in observed data points from the fitted values predicted by a model.

Simple Linear Regression

An approach in statistics where a linear equation is fitted to data in order to understand the connection between one independent variable and a dependent variable.