Effect sizes in three-level cluster-randomized experiments

Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 346-380

  Hedges, Larry V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cluster randomized trials; effect size; multilevel experiments; randomized trials; social experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958219663     PISSN: 10769986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/1076998610376617     Document Type: Article

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