The Diffusion of Research Evidence at the State and Local Level
Richard Larson, Maryland Family Investment Administration • Swati Desai, New York City Human Resources Administration • David Heaney, MAXIMUS, Inc. • Don Winstead, Florida Department of Children and Families • Doug Besharov, University of Maryland
Table 3.1: Evaluation Strategies and Types of Design
Strategy
Sample survey
Design
Cross-sectional Panel Criteria-referenced Single Multiple Criteria-referenced True experiment Nonequivalent comparison group Before-and-after (including time series) Secondary data analysis Evaluation synthesis
Case study
Field experiment
Use of available data