Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2008)

Chapter: 3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?

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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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Suggested Citation: "3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?." National Research Council. 2008. Evaluating Research Efficiency in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12150.
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