Quantitative methods are widely used in the evaluation of social programs. The most methodologically challenging type of evaluation attempts to determine if a program actually has the intended effects on the social conditions it addresses. Variations on experimental and quasi‐experimental research designs are used for this purpose, but their application to social programs involves many distinctive issues, problems, and pitfalls.
Quantitative methods are widely used in the evaluation of social programs. The most methodologically challenging type of evaluation attempts to determine if a program actually has the intended effects on the social conditions it addresses. Variations on experimental and quasi‐experimental research designs are used for this purpose, but their application to social programs involves many distinctive issues, problems, and pitfalls.
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