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Addressing Attrition Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials: Considerations for Systematic Evidence Reviews
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Addressing Attrition Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials: Considerations for Systematic Evidence Reviews

Published: Jul 30, 2015
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
Human Services Early Childhood Systematic Evidence Reviews Policy Analysis

Associated Project

Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness Review

Time frame: 2009-2030

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

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Authors

John Deke

Emily Sama-Miller

Alan Hershey

This report examines the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness Review's attrition standard and how its boundary responds to changes in two fundamental assumptions: (1) the correlation between outcomes and attrition, and (2) the level of attrition bias deemed acceptable.

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