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Issues of Design and Analysis in Evaluation Research

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  • Duane F. Alwin

    (Indiana University)

  • Michael J. Sullivan

    (Washington State University)

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This paper addresses the question of internal validity in quasi-experimental and nonexperimental social policy research. We focus primary attention on problems of selection in research designs where assignment to experimental conditions occurs on a nonrandom basis. Five different solutions to the problems of selection are discussed-randomization, covariance adjustment, gain scores, matching, and explicit selection-and we examine the conditions under which these solutions are useful. The problem of random measurement error is discussed within the context of our elaboration of these techniques.

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  • Duane F. Alwin & Michael J. Sullivan, 1975. "Issues of Design and Analysis in Evaluation Research," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 4(1), pages 77-100, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:somere:v:4:y:1975:i:1:p:77-100
    DOI: 10.1177/004912417500400105
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    1. Samuel S. Bowles & Henry M. Levin, 1968. "More on Multicollinearity and the Effectiveness of Schools," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 3(3), pages 393-400.
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    1. Michael Hennessy, 1983. "Selection Bias and the Demand for Electricity," Evaluation Review, , vol. 7(3), pages 337-356, June.
    2. Rene N. Bernstein, 1975. "Validity Issues in Evaluative Research," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 4(1), pages 3-12, August.
    3. Richard A. Berk, 1977. "Discretionary Methodological Decisions in Applied Research," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 5(3), pages 317-334, February.

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