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3. Data collection
In this chapter, you can find general instructions on how to carry out data collection, how to design a survey and a sample as well as some specific guidelines for each evaluation method by clicking on the corresponding link in the navigation bar.
evaluation method
The means by which a => program or => project is evaluated. These are empirical research methods from social sciences as well as statistical approaches to data collection and analysis, which should be suitable for the evaluation aims and objects under study. For => formative evaluations, the design tends to include the use qualitative methods, whereas in => summative evaluations, the emphasis is on quantitative methods , though the boundaries are fluid. (translated from: Glossar wirkungsorientierte Evaluation, Evaluationsmethode)
