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How does a policy analyst differentiate between ideal and practical alternatives for a stakeholder? Sometimes, while conducting a program evaluation, the analyst may come to a conclusion that does not support the intended or ideal outcome. As a policy analyst, how might you communicate this information to the stakeholder involved?

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A policy analyst can differentiate between ideal and practical alternatives for stakeholder, due to the fact that an ideal alternative for a stakeholder would be the alternative that has a very high statistical probability of ...

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