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This glossary provides brief definitions of the key terminology used in evaluation.

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  1. A
    • Activities
    • Audience
  1. B
    • Baseline
  1. C
    • Cognitive bias
    • Cost benefit analysis
    • Cost effectiveness analysis
  1. E
    • Economic evaluation
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    • Evaluative thinking
    • Evidence
  1. F
    • Focus groups
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    • Inputs
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  1. L
    • Logic model
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    • Observation
    • Opportunity cost
    • Outcome
    • Outcome evaluation
  1. P
    • Pilot
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    • Process evaluation
  1. Q
    • Qualitative data
    • Quantitative data
    • Questionnaire/Survey
  1. S
    • Sampling
    • Scope
    • Self-report data
    • Stakeholder agreement
    • Summative evaluation
  1. T
    • Theoretical saturation
    • Triangulation
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