Table 5 Mean importance and achievability ratings, standard deviation and sample size for overall clusters and clusters by Indigenous status (New Zealand)

Cluster

IMP^a

ACH^b

IMP

IMP

ACH

ACH

Evaluator qualities

4.47 (0.64)

54

4.36 (0.66)

44

4.41 (0.78)

27

4.52 (0.46)

27

4.36 (0.49)

19

4.37 (0.77)

25

Knowing yourself as an evaluator

4.33 (0.53)

53

3.87 (0.75)¹

44

4.17 (0.59)

26

4.49 (0.43)¹

27

3.75 (0.37)

19

3.96 (0.94)

25

Securing buy-in

4.31 (0.56)

54

3.89 (0.78)¹

44

4.43 (0.45)

27

4.47 (0.47)¹

27

3.71 (0.51)

19

4.01 (0.93)

25

Integrity of the evaluation

4.29 (0.55)

53

4.11 (0.69)

44

4.12 (0.63)

26

4.45 (0.41)¹

27

4.00 (0.44)

19

4.19 (0.84)

25

Prioritising Maori interests in commissioning

4.36 (0.52)

54

3.67 (0.82)¹

44

4.26 (0.56)

27

4.45 (0.47)

27

3.49 (0.65)

19

3.80 (0.92)

25

Prioritising community interests

4.22 (0.61)

51

3.72 (0.78)¹

44

4.02 (0.69)

24

4.39 (0.48)¹

27

3.51 (0.54)

19

3.88 (0.90)

25

Authentic evaluation methods

4.38 (0.46)

53

3.80 (0.76)¹

44

4.28 (0.52)

26

4.47 (0.37)

27

3.69 (0.47)

19

3.88 (0.93)

25

Honouring results

4.30 (0.57)

54

3.61 (0.78)¹

44

4.14 (0.64)

27

4.46 (0.44)¹

27

3.47 (0.61)

19

3.72 (0.89)

25

Conduct of evaluation

4.17 (0.64)

52

3.35 (0.94)¹

44

3.99 (0.70)

25

4.35 (0.53)¹

27

3.05 (0.78)

19

3.58 (1.01)

25

Prioritising Maori Interests

4.14 (0.56)

51

3.44 (0.87)¹

44

3.99 (0.50)

24

4.29 (0.59)

27

3.22 (0.68)

19

3.61 (0.98)

25

Maori capacity & capability

4.25 (0.50)

52

3.71 (0.80)¹

44

4.05 (0.49)

25

4.43 (0.45)¹

27

3.54 (0.55)

19

3.83 (0.93)

25