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You can find a list of some of their available material at
Special Publications: Evaluation Research and Methodology
http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/erm.html


These are all old, but still very good.

- Designing Evaluations. PEMD-10.1.4. May 1991. Guidance. 78 pp.  http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.1.4   or pdf version here  http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat7/144040.pdf    and here  http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/pe1014.pdf    

- Case Study Evaluations PEMD-10.1.9, November 1990   summary here   http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.1.9  and full report is here   http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/pe1019.pdf   

- The Evaluation Synthesis PEMD-10.1.2, March 1992   summary here   http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.1.2  full report here   http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/pe1012.pdf 

- Performance Measurement and Evaluation: Definitions and Relationships. GAO-05-739SP, May 2005.   http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05739sp.pdf      

- Prospective Evaluation Methods: The Prospective Evaluation Synthesis. PEMD-10.1.10. November 1990. Guidance.  77 pp. plus 3 appendices (21 pp.)     http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/pe10110.pdf   

- Quantitative Data Analysis: An Introduction. PEMD-10.1.11. June 1992. Guidance. 110 pp   summary here   http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.1.11   full report here     http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/pe10111.pdf 

- Using Structured Interviewing Techniques. PEMD-10.1.5. July 1991. Guidance. 92 pp.   http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/pe1015.pdf 
    abstract here   http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.1.4  


A couple of other books at the GAO website not listed there are these.

- Developing and Using Questionnaires PEMD-10.1.7 October 1993 238 pp.   summary here   http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.1.7   full report here   http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat4/150366.pdf   

- Using Statistical Sampling, PEMD-10.1.6  summary here   http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.1.6   full report here   http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat6/146859.pdf    

- Content Analysis: A Methodology for Structuring and Analyzing Written Material. PEMD-10.3.1. September 1, 1996. Guidance. 57 pp.   http://archive.gao.gov/f0102/157490.pdf   
abstract here  http://www.gao.gov/products/PEMD-10.3.1  


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