impact analysis

a quantitative analytic procedure used to assess the net success or failure of a program, usually through controlled experimentation. It is appropriate only if the program’s objectives are specifiable and measurable, the program is well implemented for its intended participants, and the outcome measures are reliable and valid. Also called impact assessment. See also outcome evaluation; summative evaluation.

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wavelength

n. the distance between successive peaks in a wave motion of a given frequency, such as a sound wave or a wave of electromagnetic radiation. The wavelength is equal to the speed of propagation of the wave motion divided by its frequency.