R&E Methodology
This test is used to compare the means of two groups, and was first used by Guinness brewing company to compare beer samples.
What is a t-test?
These three states are served by the Region 8 Comprehensive Center.
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan
This new YAE staff member, hired in fall 2021, recently worked at the School District of Philadelphia’s Office of Research and Evaluation and is an avid Notre Dame football fan.
Who is Michael Vanic?
This staff member has led ICF’s “Delaware office” since 2006.
Who is Mike Long?
These types of qualitative codes are those developed before examining any data?
What are "a priori" codes?
YAE currently has this many GEAR UP research/evaluation projects. Hint: The correct number is NOT the total number of states with GEAR UP grants that we are evaluating.
What is 6?
1) Arizona GEAR UP, 2) Hawaii GEAR UP, 3) Texas GEAR UP: Beyond Grad, 4) FY2014 West Virginia GEAR UP, 5) Class of 2020 West Virginia GEAR UP Longitudinal Study, and 6) FY2021 West Virginia GEAR UP
This new YAE staff member, hired in fall 2021, has a passion for maternal and child health and recently joined the DFC team.
Who is Vanessa Morales?
R&E Forum participants learned in the last year (2021) that this staff member likes Maryland crab cakes and the classic film, Bringing Up Baby.
Who is Tracy Roberts?
Using this research design, researchers assign participants to treatment and control groups using a cutoff score.
What is a regression discontinuity design?
This project involves “bundled” evaluations in which multiple programs with similar goals are evaluated together; it also involves an evaluation capacity building component for participating programs.
What is the AmeriCorps Lifecycle Evaluation project?
This new hire just received her Masters in Community Psychology in the Spring and had actually worked at ICF between October 2018 and August 2019.
Who is Rebekkah Stafford?
This former spin instructor was homecoming king at his college and has published over 75 evaluation reports.
Who is T.J. Horwood?
This data visualization software works seamlessly with Microsoft products and has easier access for dashboard viewing.
What is PowerBI?
This project is piloting a new Boolean statistics-based analysis technique that combines qualitative and quantitative data together.
What is the Center for States?
These new YAE staff members, hired in in the fall of 2021, are on the internal evaluation teams for both the Center for States and the Child Welfare Information Gateway.
Who are Blair Daniel, Lyscha Marcynyszyn, McKenna Whitmore?
How many current YAE staff worked at Caliber Associates or Macro International before these businesses were acquired by ICF.? (Hint: The answer is either 5, 8, 10, or 15)