Learning What Works: A Guide to Opportunistic Experiments for Human Services Agencies
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Learning What Works: A Guide to Opportunistic Experiments for Human Services Agencies

Published: Oct 30, 2015
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
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Project AWESOME: Advancing Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Research

Time frame: 2012-2018

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation

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This report introduces human services program operators to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and provides guidance on how to conduct them. The guide explains the benefits of using random assignment, answers common questions and concerns about RCTs, and provides practical, step-by-step guidance on how to conduct an RCT.

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