Uptake pathways: The potential of Bayesian belief networks to assist the management, monitoring and evaluation of development-orientated research

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-15

  Henderson, J S ^a   Burn, R W ^b  

^a National Audit Office   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian belief networks; Logic models; Monitoring and evaluation; Research management; Uptake pathways

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT AID; MODELING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0742288649     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(03)00042-8     Document Type: Article

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