Question 1

What are the different types of evaluation research? Give an example of each of the types.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

If gun control legislation were passed to reduce the number of homicides,which of the following graphs would be most likely to convince you that the legislation was producing the intended effect? Note that in all graphs the horizontal axis (x axis)is time,the vertical axis (y axis)is number of homicides,and the (*)indicates an observation.

Accepted Answer

A)   
B)   
C)   
D)   
E) All of these choices indicate that the legislation is having the intended effect.

Question 3

What differentiates quasi-experimental designs from true experimental designs?

Accepted Answer

A) smaller samples 
B) lack of random assignment of subjects to an experimental and a control group 
C) shorter time periods 
D) more rigorous definitions of the intervention 
E) having a control group

Question 4

Frank is conducting a program evaluation of a new juvenile deterrence program for first time offenders.Early indicators delivered to the program coordinator,Captain Reynolds,are not good,and that the program is having a negative effect on offending.The Captain,upon hearing this,wants to prevent a negative evaluation and thus extremely limits Frank's access to data.This is a problem of:

Accepted Answer

A) defining population 
B) administrative control 
C) validity 
D) reliability 
E) measurement error

Question 5

The denominator in a per capita rate is

Accepted Answer

A) 1,000. 
B) the size of the population. 
C) the size of the sample. 
D) the GNP. 
E) the number of households in the population.

Question 6

Cost/benefit analysis is an easy way to assess whether a program succeeded or failed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Walter is conducting a study to determine if funding a newly established program to reduce the number of graffiti-related incidents is more expensive than simply painting over the buildings that are vandalized.Walter is doing a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) needs assessment study. 
B) monitoring study. 
C) cost-benefit analysis. 
D) classic experiment. 
E) multiple time-series design.

Question 8

After the delivery of their baby,new parents in hospital A were given a poison control test.While at the hospital they attended a training session on poison control.At the end of a week,they were given the poison control test again.After the delivery of their baby,new parents in hospital B were given the poison control test.One week later they were given the test again.What kind of design is being used?

Accepted Answer

A) pretest-posttest control group 
B) time-series 
C) nonequivalent control group 
D) cross-sectional design 
E) multiple time-series

Question 9

Social indicators research often uses existing statistics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Stakeholders may have a vested interest in the outcome of a study,but researchers set their own agendas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A researcher wants to compare a group who went through a new drug treatment program to those who did not in terms of their relapsing.By choosing a group that is similar,but not selected at random or specifically matched,the researcher is using

Accepted Answer

A)  nonequivalent control group design. 
B)  time-series design. 
C)  multiple time series design. 
D)  posttest-only control group design. 
E)  one-shot case study.

Exam 12: Evaluation Research

What are the different types of evaluation research? Give an example of each of the types.

What differentiates quasi-experimental designs from true experimental designs?

The denominator in a per capita rate is

Cost/benefit analysis is an easy way to assess whether a program succeeded or failed.

Walter is conducting a study to determine if funding a newly established program to reduce the number of graffiti-related incidents is more expensive than simply painting over the buildings that are vandalized.Walter is doing a(n)

Social indicators research often uses existing statistics.

Stakeholders may have a vested interest in the outcome of a study,but researchers set their own agendas.

A researcher wants to compare a group who went through a new drug treatment program to those who did not in terms of their relapsing.By choosing a group that is similar,but not selected at random or specifically matched,the researcher is using