An Evaluator Doing a Cost-Benefit Study May Ignore Certain Benefits

question 24

Multiple Choice

An evaluator doing a cost-benefit study may ignore certain benefits when

• A) it has been shown that costs exceed benefits.
• B) some of the costs have been ignored as well.
• C) one is not interested in seeking to publish an article reporting the findings.
• D) it has been shown that some benefits exceed program costs.

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Definitions:

Independent Groups Design

A study setup where separate groups are tested under each condition or treatment, ensuring no participant experiences more than one condition.

Participants

Individuals who take part in a research study or experiment.

Gender × Type of School Interaction

The interactive effect that gender and the type of school (e.g., co-ed or single-gender) have on a particular outcome.

Two-Way Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to examine the impact of two independent categorical variables on a continuous dependent variable, while also considering interactions between the variables.