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ERIC Number: EJ806394
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1098-2140
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Evaluating Intangible Outcomes: Using Multiattribute Utility Analysis to Compare the Benefits and Costs of Social Programs
Selameab, Tehout; Yeh, Stuart S.
American Journal of Evaluation, v29 n3 p301-316 2008
Increasingly, program managers are required to evaluate programs with multiple outcomes against costs. This is difficult when program outcomes are not easily translated into a common metric. This article compares cost benefit analysis with Multiple Attribute Utility Technology and discusses the application of judgment in both analytical techniques. Multiple Attribute Utility Technology is illustrated with a case example to demonstrate how it may be applied to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of programs with multiple intangible outcomes. (Contains 4 tables and 1 figure.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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