Effects of a study that benefit program participants. When a study has favorable impacts on an outcome, it finds at least one favorable, statistically significant impact and no unfavorable and statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
Glossary
Outcome findings
- Favorable impacts
- Unfavorable impacts
Effects of a study that are detrimental to program participants. When a study finds unfavorable impacts on an outcome, it finds at least one unfavorable, statistically significant impact and no favorable and statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain.
- Mixed impacts
Effects of a study that might be both favorable and unfavorable to program participants. When a study has mixed impacts on an outcome, it finds at least one favorable and one unfavorable statistically significant impact in the outcome domain.
Target population
- Discouraged workers
Discouraged workers are individuals who are not in the labor force who want and are available for work, but have not searched for work in recent weeks. This definition varies by study.
Geographic Setting
- Region studied
The area in which studies were conducted, either in the United States or outside of the United States
- Urbanicity
The level of density of development in a particular geographic area