Economic Impact
Publications
Evaluation Methodology Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Sound Evaluation,
by E. Jane Davidson
Sage, 2005
Economic Impact: Evaluation Methodology Basics
Evaluation Methodology Basics introduces evaluation by focusing on the main kinds of “big picture” questions that evaluations usually need to answer, and how the nature of such questions are linked to evaluation methodology choices. The author shows how to identify the right criteria for your evaluation; discusses how to objectively determine which criteria are more important than the others; and delves into how to combine a mix of qualitative and quantitative data with relevant values (such as needs) to draw explicitly evaluative conclusions.