Program Evaluation Methods
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Measurement and Attribution of Program Results
Third Edition - March 1998
Review Practices and Studies
Government Review and Quality Services
Deputy Comptroller General Branch
Treasury Board of Canada, Secretariat
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CHAPTER 2 - EVALUATION STRATEGIES
- 2.1 Causal Inference in Evaluation
- 2.2 Causal Inferences
- 2.3 Evaluation Strategies
- 2.4 Developing Credible Evaluations
- 2.5 Summary
CHAPTER 3 - EVALUATION DESIGNS
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Randomized Experimental Designs
- 3.3 Quasi-experimental Designs
- 3.4 Implicit Designs
- 3.5 Use of Causal Models in Evaluation Designs
- 3.6 Summary
CHAPTER 4 - DATA COLLECTION METHODS
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Literature Search
- 4.3 File Review
- 4.4 Observations
- 4.5 Surveys
- 4.6 Expert Opinion
- 4.7 Case Studies
- 4.8 Summary
CHAPTER 5 - ANALYTICAL METHODS
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Statistical Analysis
- 5.3 Analysis of Qualitative Information
- 5.4 Analysis of Further Program Results
- 5.5 The Use of Models
- 5.6 Cost-benefit and Cost-effectiveness Analysis
- 5.7 Summary
APPENDIX 2 - GLOSSARY OF TERMS
APPENDIX 4 - ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
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