Answer the qusetion  QUESTION 1Evaluation researchis also called program evaluationis the use of one or more research methods to assess a program or policyis technicalall of the above5 points QUEST

Answer the qusetion 

QUESTION 1

1. Evaluation research

   is also called program evaluation

   is the use of one or more research methods to assess a program or policy

   is technical

   all of the above

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QUESTION 2

1. Weaknesses are identified and objectives are used to identify and diagnose organizational or community-wide programs

   in a needs assessment

   never in evaluation

   for profit

   as a purpose of needs assessment

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QUESTION 3

1. Process evaluation

   is concerned with how a particular program operates

   never focuses on staffing or budget

   is not useful as a monitoring system

   all of the above

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QUESTION 4

1. Data for evaluation research may be obtained through surveys, interviews, and observations.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 5

1. Cost-benefit analysis compares

   the benefits of a program with its costs

   benefits of a program with its cost including both direct and indirect benefits and costs

   both a and b

   a only

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QUESTION 6

1. Data may be collected primarily by researchers or secondarily by using existing sources.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 7

1. Qualitative research focuses on using numbers in the analysis and quantitative research focuses on using statements in the analysis.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 8

1. Sampling

   includes selecting a subset of observations from an entire population of interest

   examines a subset to study a large population

   makes generalizations about the whole population of interest

   all of the above

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QUESTION 9

1. Heterogeneity and size never have an impact on the size of a representative sample.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 10

1. Reliability

   involves no replication of findings

   is the ability to repeat research and replicate findings

   is the same as validity

   none of the above

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QUESTION 11

1. The following is an open-ended question: "What type(s) of health insurance plans do you have"?

    True

    False

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QUESTION 12

1. Loaded questions are biased.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 13

1. HIPAA restrictions

   are not imposed on research studies

   have affected the ability of investigators to research medical charts

   make research questions more user friendly

   do not require informed consent forms for research studies

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QUESTION 14

1. Questionnaire coding

   includes assigning numbers to questionnaire answer categories

   specifies column locations for questionnaire numbers in the computer data file

   provides standardization and quantification of data and is critical to data preparation

   all of the above

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QUESTION 15

1. Measures of central tendency summarize information about the average value of a variable.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 16

1. The mode is the middle position of a distribution.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 17

1. Half the cases fall below the median and the other half are above it.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 18

1. When communicating research findings to a research community

   it is wrong to assume the audience has prior knowledge

   research findings may be summarized rather than explained

   technical terms should not be used

   results are typically posted in newspapers

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QUESTION 19

1. An abstract is a small version of an full article and is prepared after an article is already written.

    True

    False

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QUESTION 20

1. The ability to write is not critical to research skills.

    True

    False