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  • RTC/OM HCBS Measurement Education Modules
  • Module #1: Introduction to Measurement: What is Measurement?
  • Module #2: The Purposes of Measurement
  • Module #3: What Do You Really Want to Know? The Importance of Guiding Questions
  • Module #4: Measurement and HCBS Outcomes
  • Module #5: Introduction to Sampling
    • Learning Objectives
    • What is a Population?
    • What is a Sample?
    • Example of Sampling from a Target Population
    • Examples of Target Populations and Samples
    • Why Sampling?
    • Generalizability and Sample Representativeness
    • Representative Samples
    • Increasing Sample Representativeness
    • Factors to Consider when Determining Sample Size
    • Summary
    • Comprehension Question 1
    • Comprehension Question 2
    • Comprehension Question 3
  • Module #6: Sampling Methods and Recruitment
  • Module #7: Data Driven Decision Making
  • Module #8: Person-Centered Measurement
  • Expert Bios
  • References

    RTC/OM HCBS Measurement Education Modules

    Example of Sampling from a Target Population

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