In Order to Measure a Program's Success in Meeting Goals

question 45

Multiple Choice

In order to measure a program's success in meeting goals, the researcher should be able to do which of the following in advance of the inception of the research?

• A) involve measurable performance dimensions
• B) have noncontroversial definitions for all important terms
• C) specify relevant standards or criteria
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Dalton's Law

The principle that the total pressure exerted by a mixture of gases is equal to the sum of the pressures that each would exert if it were present alone.

Partial Pressures

The pressure that a single gas in a mixture of gases would exert if it alone occupied the entire volume of the mixture.

Total Pressure

The combined pressure exerted by a mixture of gases in a container, equal to the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if it were alone.

Gases

States of matter consisting of particles that have neither a defined volume nor shape, able to expand freely to fill any space available, such as oxygen and nitrogen.