Coping with Missing Data in Randomized Controlled Trials

Coping with Missing Data in Randomized Controlled Trials

Evaluation Technical Assistance Brief #3
Published: May 30, 2013
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Health

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Associated Project

Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Ensuring Rigorous Program Evaluations

Time frame: 2013-2018

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Family & Youth Services Bureau

Authors

John Deke

Mike Puma

Missing data in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can lead to biased impact estimates and a loss of statistical power. In this brief we describe strategies for coping with missing data in RCTs.

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