Can non-randomized studies provide evidence of causal effects? A case study using the regression discontinuity design

Education Research On Trial: Policy Reform and the Call for Scientific Rigor

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 105-124

  Hedges, Larry V ^a   Hanis Martin, Jennifer ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84909281254     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203928684     Document Type: Chapter

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