Outcomes Evaluation Has Several Noted Purposes, Including Identifying _____ and Outcomes

question 33

Multiple Choice

Outcomes evaluation has several noted purposes, including identifying _____ and outcomes in order for a program to improve and better serve the clients or to establish evidence for program effectiveness.

• A) program implementation
• B) unmet goals
• C) program services
• D) program features

Distinguish between positive and normative economic statements.

Know the steps of the scientific method in economics.

Understand that economic models require simplifications due to the complexity of reality.

Identify the characteristics of a good economic theory.

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Definitions:

Operational Definition

A clear, detailed description of how a research variable is measured or manipulated in an experiment.

Falsifiability

A principle in the philosophy of science that suggests a statement or theory must be capable of being proven false as a criterion for determining its scientific validity.

Circularity

The property of being circular or having a circular logic, often referring to arguments or reasoning where the conclusion is assumed in one of the premises.

Inter-rater Reliability

A measure of consistency between different observers or raters in the assessment of the same phenomenon.