Learning about treatment effects from experiments with random assignment of treatments.

The importance of social programs to a diverse population creates a legitimate concern that the findings of evaluations be widely credible. The weaker the assumptions imposed, the more widely credible are the findings. The classical argument for random assignment of treatments is viewed by many as...

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Published in:	Journal of Human Resources Vol. 31; pp. 709 - 734
Main Author:	Manski, Charles F.
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Wisconsin Press Fall96
Subjects:	Evaluation research (Social action programs) Experimental design
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost