Randomized experiments as the bronze standard |
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Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">Richard?A?BerkEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Statistics, UCLA, USA |
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Abstract: | In this paper, the strengths and weakneses of randomized field experiments are discussed. Although it seems to be common knowledge
that random assignment balances experimental and control groups on all confounders, other features of randomized field experiments
are somewhat less appreciated. These include the role of random assignment in statistical inference and representations of
the mechanisms by which the treatment has its impact. Randomized experiments also have important limitations and are subject
to the fidelity with which they are implemented. In the end, randomized field experiments are still the best way to estimate
causal effects, but are a considerable distance from perfection. |
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Keywords: | experiments field experiments randomized experiments |
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