delivery of some services. However, how do we know if they succeed? An extended framework for the evaluation of BIDs is … Scottish experience shows limitations in traditional evaluation of BIDs and the benefits of an extended evaluation framework. …

Many global development agencies self-report their project outcomes, often relying on subjective data that is collected … monitoring via distributed data collection platforms may provide crucial evidence to help inform the sector and public on the … observations agreed with the data algorithm with a linear fit slope of between 0.91 and 1, and an r-squared of between 0.36 and 0 …

analysis of library services. Practical implications The Chernoff face method for big data analysis offers a new evaluation … analytical methods. Originality/value This study is the first to use the Chernoff face method for big data analysis of library …Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a big data analysis of public library operations and services of two …

There is a wide range of evaluation methods. On the basis of which criteria should one methodbe chosen? On what … issues. The main evaluation methods are classified into three main categories,according to their main goal (to learn, measure …, understand) and linked to the debate on typesof evidence. The analysis is illustrated by comparing evaluation methods in the …

The paper presents the results of mid-term-evaluation of rural development plans of five German Federal States. It …

heterogeneity of farms and the problem of self-selection are challenging the evaluation of treatments in agriculture. Econometric … methods can help to overcome these problems. In this paper, we apply a conditional Difference-in-Difference (DiD) estimation …