A major foundation has asked the Woodbridge Domestic Abuse Shelter to send a summary report on how the foundation’s grant money is being spent. This report will be used to evaluate a pending grant proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. The director of the shelter is not sure whether the foundation wants output or outcome data, but she assumes she will need to provide measures for both. Because the current grant is restricted to patient counseling and housing needs, the director focuses her attention on these two areas. Help the director by answering the following questions:

(a) Which variables would you select as output measures

(b) Which variables would you choose as outcome measures?

(c) Because the summary evaluation plays a key role in the foundation’s evaluation of the pending grant proposal, would you place more emphasis on presenting output or outcome measures in summarizing performance? Explain.