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Beyond "Treatment versus Control": How Bayesian Analysis Makes Factorial Experiments Feasible in Education Research

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  • Daniel Kassler
  • Ira Nichols-Barrer
  • Mariel Finucane

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Researchers often wish to test a large set of related interventions or approaches to implementation.

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  • Daniel Kassler & Ira Nichols-Barrer & Mariel Finucane, "undated". "Beyond "Treatment versus Control": How Bayesian Analysis Makes Factorial Experiments Feasible in Education Research," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 58782fcdf93d4edbb20f89f81, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    2. Christina Clark Tuttle & Brian Gill & Philip Gleason & Virginia Knechtel & Ira Nichols-Barrer & Alexandra Resch, "undated". "KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 4e2030d4eef1429395a8dd457, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    5. Christina Clark Tuttle & Brian Gill & Philip Gleason & Virginia Knechtel & Ira Nichols-Barrer & Alexandra Resch, "undated". "KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes (Executive Summary)," Mathematica Policy Research Reports ce0a1376d63744699ca19f917, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    1. Karthik Muralidharan & Mauricio Romero & Kaspar Wüthrich, 2019. "Factorial Designs, Model Selection, and (Incorrect) Inference in Randomized Experiments," NBER Working Papers 26562, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Steven Glazerman & Ira Nichols-Barrer & Jon Valant & Jesse Chandler & Alyson Burnett, "undated". "Nudging Parents to Choose Better Schools: The Importance of School Choice Architecture," Mathematica Policy Research Reports dd5063086be143fb75deb193b, Mathematica Policy Research.

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