Which of the following is a potential biasing factor in gathering data for program evaluation?
A) Clients that feel the program has been helpful may inflate effectiveness ratings to insure continued funding.
B) Staff members may inflate their ratings of effectiveness because they need to feel they are doing important work and not wasting their time.
C) Clients may feel that better programs could be implemented and may therefore deflate their ratings of the current program.
D) All of the above
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
The right to privacy often conflicts with press coverage of sensitive information. Why would a news organization not publish the name or names of crime victims?
a. It would fear a libel charge. b. It cannot publish information that is not part of the public record. c. It would be a violation of the Fourth Amendment. d. It would adhere to rules that are a matter of decency.
Patronage was once a major source of power for state governors
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
If an interest group would like to contribute money to a candidate's campaign, __________________________
A) it must make the contribution through a political action committee B) there is no limitation on the amount of money it may give C) it must first receive the approval of Congress D) it must provide an equal contribution to a candidate of the opposing party E) members of the interest group are required to vote for the candidate
When politicians try to influence the "spin" the media give to their actions or issues, they engage in which of these?
a. issue control b. issue framing c. media control d. issue politicizing