Randomised control trials for the impact evaluation of development initiatives: a statistician’s point of view

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Readingen
cg.number13en
cg.subject.bioversityEVALUATIONen
cg.subject.bioversityIMPACT ASSESSMENTen
cg.subject.bioversityTRIAL METHODSen
dc.contributor.authorBarahona, Carlosen
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-25T10:58:02Zen
dc.date.available2016-02-25T10:58:02Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/71143
dc.titleRandomised control trials for the impact evaluation of development initiatives: a statistician’s point of viewen
dcterms.abstractThis paper contains the technical and practical reflections of a statistician on the use of Randomised Control Trial designs (RCT) for evaluating the impact of development initiatives. It is divided into three parts. The first part discusses RCTs in impact evaluation, their origin, how they have developed and the debate that has been generated in the evaluation circles. The second part examines difficult issues faced in applying RCT designs to the impact evaluation of development initiatives, to what extent this type of design can be applied rigorously, the validity of the assumptions underlying RCT designs in this context, and the opportunities and constraints inherent in their adoption. The third part discusses the some of the ethical issues raised by RCTs, the need to establish ethical standards for studies about development options and the need for an open mind in the selection of research methods and tools.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBarahona, C. (2010) Randomised control trials for the impact evaluation of development initiatives: a statistician’s point of view. ILAC Working Paper 13, p. 18en
dcterms.extent18 p.en
dcterms.isPartOfILAC Working Paperen
dcterms.issued2010
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.subjectevaluationen
dcterms.subjectimpact assessmenten
dcterms.subjecttrial methodsen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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