Feasibility of Benefit-Cost Analysis of Data Programs.

Spencer, Bruce D.

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Publication Date: 1982-Oct

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Feasibility of Benefit-Cost Analysis of Data Programs.

Spencer, Bruce D.

Evaluation Review, v6 n5 p649-72 Oct 1982

A benefit-cost analysis of the 1970 census emphasizes the allocative uses of data. Precedents for evaluating the production, analysis and dissemination of forecasts and projections, data used for determining allocations, and physical monitoring data are discussed. Benefit-cost analysis' greatest potential value may be for social monitoring data. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Census Figures, Cost Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Information Utilization, Productivity, Program Effectiveness, Public Policy, Resource Allocation, Socioeconomic Influences

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