Question

34.          The choice to use a probability sample or a non-probability sample is influenced by which of the following:

a.            Cost to find evaluation participants

b.            Whether causation is important to show

c.             Need for representativeness of the sample

d.            Skill of the evaluator and the evaluation design

e.            All of the above

35.          A rule of thumb is that paper ought to be kept for as long as the evaluation is active and until the final report has been distributed. It then must be destroyed. This rule also applies to the electronic files. Why do you think this is?

a.            To not confuse old data with current data

b.            To preserve the integrity of the study

c.             There will never be a use for the data again         

d.            Ethical obligation

36.          Linking data sets is often done in order to:

a.            Connect program participation with outcome data

b.            Connect impact data with outcome data

c.             Associate program impact data with services utilization

d.            Validate self-report responses

e.            All of the above

37.          Which of the following factors influences the statistical choice?

a.            Type of design

b.            Level of measurement

c.             Level of analysis

d.            Level at which the intervention was delivered

e.            All of the above

38.          Which of the following reasons explains why descriptive statistics are important in an analysis plan?

a.            Helps select the appropriate statistical tests for comparisons and correlations.

b.            Easy for stakeholders to understand.

c.             Helps to assess whether the data are normally distributed.

d.            Provides the first understanding of a program’s participants and effects.

e.            All of the above.

39.          When analyzing a comparison question, what type of statistical test would be used to assess the significance of parametric interval data?

a.            Chi square tests

b.            ANOVA

c.             ANCOVA

d.            Z test

e.            None of the above

40.          Which of the following types of evaluation questions are the most difficult to answer?

a.            Causation

b.            Prediction

c.             Association

d.            Comparison

e.            Both a and b

41.          Regression analysis can be used for what type of analysis?

a.            Causation

b.            Prediction

c.             Association

d.            Comparison

e.            Both a and b

42.          Which of the following qualitative perspectives addresses meaning?

a.            Ethnography

b.            Phenomenology

c.             Grounded theory

d.            Content analysis

e.            All of the above

43.          This method uses text as the data.

a.            Observation

b.            In-depth individual interview     

c.             Focus group

d.            Survey with open-ended questions

e.            Narrative methods

44.          This method uses multiple sources of data.

a.            Case study

b.            Observation

c.             In-depth individual interview     

d.            Focus group

e.            Survey with open-ended questions

Answer 1

Answer

34. e. All of the above

Reason: All the options influence the choice to use a probability sampling or a non probability sampling.

35. d. Ethical obligation

Reason:The papers submitted for publication and electronic records should be kept confidential throughout the process

36.e. All of the above

Reason:Linking data set is often done for  all of the given options

37.e. All of the above

Reason: All the given factors influence the statistical choice.

38.e. All of the above