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Note: Evaluating Community Economic Development Planning Programs with a Small Number of Participants: A Non‐Parametric Approach

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Many researchers and practitioners agree that evaluation of economic development planning programs is important, although the perspectives on the approaches, methods, and use of results vary widely. Confounding the issue are cases in which development programs have a small number of participants and typical measures such as parametric statistics are not valid. The alternate evaluation technique presented here uses a non‐parametric approach, incorporating a control group for comparison purposes. The paper begins with a review of evaluation issues for economic development planning programs, followed by an illustration of the approach suitable for programs with small numbers of participants. It utilizes a case study of a publicly‐funded small business incubator program, the Advanced Technology Development Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia. By explaining how the analysis is constructed and the results interpreted, the paper illustrates a potentially useful methodological approach to evaluating community economic development programs.

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  • Rhonda Phillips, 2002. "Note: Evaluating Community Economic Development Planning Programs with a Small Number of Participants: A Non‐Parametric Approach," Growth and Change, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 33(4), pages 497-512, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:growch:v:33:y:2002:i:4:p:497-512
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-2257.00208
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