Week 5 Discussion Measurement and Data CollectionData collection requires evaluators to consider a wide and diverse variety of data sources. These include both primary and secondary data sources. Data collection can significantly impact your evaluation project. Evaluators sometimes overlook problems where secondary data is involved and overlook the fact that data for comparison purposes can affect validity. The types of data in the Learning Resources are not meant to be exhaustive but are the most common types in program evaluation.To prepare for this Discussion, choose one of the cases provided, review the specified Learning Resources, and complete the corresponding prompts.Case 1Steven Levitt, the author of Freakonomics, is exemplary in his ability to make data tell “stories.” Students of public administration and organizational behavior are familiar with the famous Hawthorne effect. Levitt and List’s (2009) reanalysis of the original Hawthorne study (which uses incomplete, archived, and secondary data) shows how management programs that were developed to increase worker productivity can be evaluated or reevaluated, even though the experiments were conducted almost a century ago.Post by Day 3 a description of at least two data collection problems that the reanalysis of Levitt and List might bring to the Hawthorne effect.Respond by Day 5 to two colleagues and explain whether the problems have to do with design or data collection. What other data collection problems could, in your view, also be important? Explain.Case 2Barbara Geddes (1990) points out the pitfalls of selecting cases, units, or observations purely on the basis of the dependent variable. Post by Day 3 a brief explanation of the relevance of Barbara Geddes’ argument for program evaluation. Then, explain when a scenario of choosing cases solely on the dependent variable might be permissible. Provide a rationale for your explanations.Respond by Day 5 to two colleagues and explain in what ways you agree or disagree with the permissibility of the identified scenarios. Justify your reaction.Note: Within the Week 5 Forum, use the appropriate thread for your selected case:For Case 1, use the “Week 5 Discussion - Case 1” thread.For Case 2, use the “Week 5 Discussion - Case 2” thread.Week 5 Learning Resources This page contains the Learning Resources for this week. Be sure to scroll down the page to see all of this week's assigned Learning Resources.Required ResourcesReadingsLangbein, L. (2012). Public program evaluation: A statistical guide (2nd ed.). Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe. Chapter 7, “Designing Useful Surveys for Evaluation” (pp. 209–238) McDavid, J. C., Huse, I., & Hawthorn, L. R. L. (2019). Program evaluation and performance measurement: An introduction to practice (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 4, “Measurement for Program Evaluation and Performance Monitoring” (pp. 161-199) Geddes, B. (1990). How the cases you choose affect the answers you get: Selection bias in comparative politics. Political Analysis, 2(1), 131–150. Retrieved from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.372.5896&rep=rep1&type=pdfLevitt, S., & List, J. (2009). Was there really a Hawthorne effect at the Hawthorne plant? An analysis of the original illumination experiments. Retrieved from http://www.nber.org/papers/w15016.pdfUrban Institute. (2014). Outcome indicators project. Retrieved from http://www.urban.org/center/cnp/projects/outcomeindicators.cfmOptional ResourcesNote: Consult the following resources based on your interest and relevance to your project:Bamberger, M. (2010). Reconstructuring baseline data for impact evaluation and results measurement. Retrieved from http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPOVERTY/Resources/335642-1276521901256/premnoteME4.pdfParnaby, P. (2006). Evaluation through surveys [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://www.idea.org/blog/2006/04/01/evaluation-through-surveys/Rutgers, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. (2014). Developing a survey instrument. Retrieved from http://njaes.rutgers.edu/evaluation/resources/survey-instrument.aspMEASURE Evaluation. (n.d.). Secondary analysis of data. Retrieved February 24, 2015, from http://www.cpc.unc.edu/measure/our-work/secondary-analysis/secondary-analysis-of-dataZeitlin, A. (2014). Sampling and sample size [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://www.povertyactionlab.org/sites/default/files/2.%20Sampling%20and%20Sample%20Size_AFZ3.pdf

Option #2: Earth Science in a National Park  Choose a national park of particular interest to you; here is a list of all 58 of them: https://www.nationalpark-adventures.com/united-states-national-parks.html (Links to an external site.).  What does Earth Science reveal about that national park through time?  This research paper will provide you with an opportunity to learn more  about a chosen park. In your report, be sure to cover the following  topics: The geography of your national park – where it is  located on Earth, what the topography is like (major mountains, lakes,  etc.), and what surface processes are currently shaping it (rivers,  ocean waves, etc.) The plate tectonic setting of your national park –  where it is located relative to plate boundaries, what tectonic  processes are active in your region (earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.) The geologic story of your national park – what rocks  and minerals are found there, and what stories they tell about how your  park has changed over geologic time. (For instance, was it once the site  of an ocean or sea? If so, what evidence is there for that, and when  did it happen?) The weather and climate of your national park – what  the climate is like in your park, what extreme weather your park  experiences, what effects of global climate change your park is already  experiencing, what the projected impacts of climate change on your park  may be—and what is currently being done, if anything, to address these  challenges.

My professor wants us to write a research paper. I have attached the already started essay and the sources WE MUST USE (THE PROFESSOR ISN'T APPROVING ANY OTHER SOURCES) The topic I am going to be discussing is how female adolescents are affected psychologically by eating disorders ( Anorexia & Bulimia) The paper is supposed to be 8 pages but I already wrote half & she graded it. (she wants us to add on to what we wrote) You must add on 4 pages. Along with the references & cover page.You would need to talk about the prevention & treatment for female adolescents with eating disorders and you have to include 4 sources. I have the sources already. I am going to send them to you & the essay that’s done already that goes with the research paper. She wants us to write 2 body paragraphs for each source. You're just adding on to this essay. I want you to add to the essay about treatment & prevention.