Qualitative evaluators defend their style of conducting evaluations by pointing out that evaluators who use only quantitative methods
A) often are influenced by subjective expectations in the choice of issues to address and variables to measure.
B) seldom have complete control over threats to internal validity.
C) have never carried out a useful evaluation.
D) both a and b

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Qualitative evaluators defend their style of conducting evaluations by pointing out that evaluators who use only quantitative methods often are influenced by subjective expectations in the choice of issues to address and variables to measure, and may not have complete control over threats to internal validity. Therefore, the best choice is D - both a and b.

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