MEERA Evaluation Glossary

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 Categorization of responses

Categorization of responses is a process used in content analysis that involves organizing qualitati ...

 Census

A census is a process of obtaining information from an entire population.  In contrast, the process ...

 Chi-square Test

A chi-square test is a statistical technique used to test for associations between variables when yo ...

 Coding

Coding is the process of turning initial evidence (raw data) into standardized symbols.  When coding ...

 Content analysis

Content analysis is a research analysis technique where data content (e.g., speech, written text, in ...

 Control group

In evaluation research, the control group is the group of people who do not receive the service or i ...

 Convenience sample

A sample selected not because it is representative of the population, but because it is convenient f ...

 Criterion sample

A critical case sample is a purposive sample that selects particularly important cases that logic or ...

 Critical case sample

A critical case sample is a purposive sample that selects particularly important cases that logic or ...