utility standards

the information requirements of those for whom an evaluation research study is carried out. These standards include identifying all stakeholders, selecting evaluation objectives appropriate to the intended recipients of the findings, providing clear and timely reporting of information, and following procedures that maximize the study’s utilization. See also accuracy standards; feasibility standards; propriety standards.

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May 9th 2024

Estes–Skinner procedure

another name for conditioned suppression. [after William K. Estes and B. F. Skinner, who developed the technique in 1941]