Methods matter : improving causal inference in educational and social science research / Richard J. Murnane, John B. Willett.

Author/creator Murnane, Richard J.
Other author Willett, John B.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxv, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Education--Research. --Methodology.
Quantitative research.

Contents The challenge for educational research -- The importance of theory -- Designing research to address causal questions -- Investigator-designed randomized experiments -- Challenges in designing, implementing, and learning from randomized experiments -- Statistical power and sample size -- Experimental research when participants are clustered within intact groups -- Using natural experiments to provide "arguably exogenous" treatment variability -- Estimating causal effects using a regression-discontinuity approach -- Introducing instrumental-variables estimation -- Using IVE to recover the treatment effect in a quasi-experiment -- Dealing with bias in treatment effects estimated from nonexperimental data -- Methodological lessons from the long quest -- Substantive lessons and new questions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010007441
ISBN9780199753864 (hardback)
ISBN0199753865 (hardback)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LB1028 .M86 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold