It Is Sometimes Said That Program Evaluation Research Is Susceptible

Multiple Choice

It is sometimes said that program evaluation research is susceptible to Type II errors. What does this mean?

A) significant effects are found, which later turn out to be phony effects
B) small program effects might truly exist, but the measuring tools aren't sensitive enough to detect them
C) program evaluators often use only descriptive statistics and ignore inferential ones
D) program evaluators often fail to take costs into account in their analyses