Lecture 17

Question 1

What are policies?

Answer 1

Principles or rules that guide decision making and actions by organisations and individuals

Question 2

What is an important definition to make for policy evaluation?

Answer 2

Defining the outcome

->e.g. although someone didn’t die on the road, they are still permanently paralysed. Is this a good outcome?

Question 3

What do interventions need to be evaluated with?

Answer 3

(with at least 2x)

• Relevant samples
• Sounds measures/procedures
• Appropriate analysis
• Effects of practical significance
• At lease one long-term follow up (very important)