feasibility standards

criteria used to judge the practical, feasible, and cost-effective nature of any enterprise or project. For example, the feasibility of an evaluation research study is determined on the basis of its pragmatic implementation, its political viability among various stakeholders, and the cost of the resources necessary to carry out the research. See also accuracy standards; propriety standards; utility standards.

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November 28th 2024

agreeableness

n. the tendency to act in a cooperative, unselfish manner, construed as one end of a dimension of individual differences (agreeableness vs. disagreeableness) in the Big Five personality model. It is also a dimension in the five-factor personality model. —agreeable adj.