Words & Numbers Research

Words & Numbers Research, Inc. founded in 1984, performs quantitative and qualitative evaluation research. It has been commissioned to plan and implement hundreds of large-scale multiyear program evaluations projects throughout the United States. The customized designs of each program evaluation, the respective implementation and then the completio... n of the contracts have been achieved with the highest standards. The satisfaction of the clients with their work has resulted in repeat business; the firm does not advertise its services. The firm also offers excellent technical expertise and capacity buildingwhile considering the ongoing needs of the project. Words & Numbers Research, Inc.has designed numerous data collection tools that are user friendly, valid and reliable, and effective. From these instruments, quantitative and qualitative data have been compiled in SPSS and HLM, our computer statistical packages for data analysis. The generation of tables that are simple and straightforward, the development of reports from the data sets and the interpretation of findings have been our areas of expertise for over 30 years. For multiyear projects, our evaluation designs have a formative component which means that the project will receive timely and valid information on management, implementation and efficiency during the course of implementation. The summative component is grounded in evidence-based research. t relies on objective performance measures that create hard data that can be statistically analyzed. Multiple methods of data collection must be integrated for corroboration of findings. Words & Numbers Research, Inc. has provided comprehensive, multiyear evaluations for the U.S. Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. Several of the Words & Numbers Research, Inc.evaluation reports have been published as models for evaluation design, methodology and implementation in ERIC, the federal government's clearinghouse for best practices in program evaluations. Funded by the National Science ...Read More