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Experiments TIG Week: Keith Zvoch on Strong Program Evaluation Design Alternatives

Leave a Comment / Design and Analysis of Experiments / December 15, 2016 December 23, 2016

Keith Zvoch here. I am an Associate Professor at the University of Oregon. In this post, I would like to discuss regression discontinuity (RD) and interrupted time series (ITS) designs, two strong and practical alternatives to the randomized control trial (RCT). Cool Trick: Take Advantage of Naturally Occurring Design Contexts Evaluators are often charged with …

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Experiments TIG Week: Allan Porowski on How to Make Your Chances of Conducting A Successful RCT Seem a Little Less…Random

1 Comment / Design and Analysis of Experiments / December 11, 2016 December 23, 2016

I’m Allan Porowski, a Principal Associate at Abt Associates and a fan of experiments – when they’re conducted under the right circumstances. Experiments, commonly referred to as RCTs (randomized controlled trials) go through three stages: (1) crazy start-up period, (2) normal data collection period, and (3) crazy analysis period. Hot Tips: Here are some tips …

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Joseph E. Bauer on Observational Studies

1 Comment / Uncategorized / February 15, 2016 February 14, 2016

Hi, I’m Joseph E. Bauer, Director of Survey Research & Evaluation in the Statistics & Evaluation Center (SEC) for the American Cancer Society (ACS) in Atlanta, Georgia. I am in my eleventh year as an internal evaluator. I am the former Chair of the Organizational Learning and Evaluation Capacity Building (OL-ECB) TIG, and am currently …

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