Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Objectivity and credibility are strengths of using external university evaluators.
2. Evaluators employed with private consulting firms can often respond quicker to an agency’s need to immediately start a program evaluation.
3. Researchers at university research institutes and centers are usually less expensive than private consulting firms.
4. If an evaluator is a personal friend of the agency director, the neutral stance and open-mindedness of the evaluation process will be enhanced.
5. Agencies can eliminate potential conflicts of interest if they use an internal evaluator.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False

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