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Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2015
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Standards Briefs explain the rules the WWC uses to evaluate the quality of studies for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. This brief explains what baseline equivalence is and why it matters. As part of the WWC review process for certain types of studies, reviewers assess whether the intervention group…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Participant Characteristics, Matched Groups, Research Methodology
P. Schochet; T. Cook; J. Deke; G. Imbens; J. R. Lockwood; J. Porter; J. Smith – What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
Regression discontinuity (RD) designs are increasingly used by researchers to obtain unbiased estimates of the effects of education-related interventions. These designs are applicable when a continuous "scoring" rule is used to assign the intervention to study units (for example, school districts, schools, or students). Under an RD…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Intervention, Matched Groups, Bias
