Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference / William R. Shedish, Thomas D. Cook, Donald T. Campbell.

Author/creator Shadish, William R.
Other author Cook, Thomas D.
Other author Campbell, Donald T. (Donald Thomas), 1916-1996.
Format Book
Publication InfoBelmont, CA : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, ©2002.
Descriptionxxi, 623 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Causation--Experiments.

Contents Experiments and generalized causal inference -- Statistical conclusion validity and internal validity -- Construct validity and external validity -- Quasi-experimental designs that either lack a control group or lack pretest observations on the outcome -- Quasi-experimental designs that use both control groups and pretests -- Quasi-experiments: interrupted time-series designs -- Regression discontinuity designs -- Randomized experiments: rationale, designs, and conditions conducive to doing them -- Practical problems 1: Ethics, participant recruitment, and random assignment -- Practical problems 2: Treatment implementation and attrition -- Generalized causal inference: a grounded theory -- Generalized causal inference: methods for single studies -- Generalized causal inference: methods for multiple studies -- A critical assessment of our assumptions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 514-591) and indexes.
LCCN 2001131551
ISBN0395615569
ISBN9780395615560

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BD591 .S48 2002B ✔ Available Place Hold