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

Chapter: 2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs

Previous Chapter: 1 Introduction: The Government Performance and Results Act, the Program Assessment Rating Tool, and the Environmental Protection Agency
Suggested Citation: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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: "2 Efficiency Metrics Used by the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Federal Research and Development Programs." 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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Next Chapter: 3 Are the Efficiency Metrics Used by Federal Research and Development Programs Sufficient and Outcome-Based?
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