Hello sciences.social! I work on social policy and programme evaluations, primarily RCTs and quasi-experiments, at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in London, UK.
#introduction #evaluation #ProgramEvaluation #PolicyEvaluation #SocialScience #ProgrammeEvaluation #CausalInference #RStats #DAGs #methodology #RCT #QuasiExperiment
#Introduction #evaluation #programevaluation #policyevaluation #socialscience #programmeevaluation #causalinference #rstats #dags #methodology #RCT #quasiexperiment
1️⃣ #RCT
An experimental design, also called an #RCT (randomized controlled trial), means that participants are #randomly divided into a #treatment and #control group. Subsequently, #outcomes are measured for both groups.
2️⃣ #QuasiExperiment
Unfortunately, this random division into the two groups does not always work: in this case, the #outcomes of both groups are measured and compared to the #preexperimental #measurement.
#rct #randomly #treatment #control #outcomes #quasiexperiment #preexperimental #measurement #data4goodmonday