Estimating Causal Effects Using Experimental and Observational Designs

by Barbara Schneider, Martin Carnoy, Jeremy Kilpatrick, William H. Schmidt, and Richard J Shavelson

The purpose of this report is to explain the value of quasi-experimental techniques that can be used to approximate randomized experiments. The goal is to describe the logic of causal inference for researchers and policymakers who are not necessarily trained in experimental and quasi-experimental designs and statistical techniques.

• ISBN13: 9780935302349
• Publish Date: 30 April 2007
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: American Educational Research Association
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 142
• Language: English