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program monitoring

the use of key indicators to measure program performance. The purposes and regularity of this activity vary widely and include process evaluation, information provided from management information systems, and performance measurement that identifies program outcomes. Typically, these methods do not assess the impact of the program. See also program effectiveness; program impact.

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anthropometry

anthropometry

n.

1. the scientific study of how the size and proportions of the human body are affected by such variables as age, sex, and ethnicity.

2. the taking of measurements of the human body for purposes of comparison and study. —anthropometric adj. —anthropometrist n.