Open AccessGeneralizing Treatment Effect Estimates From Sample to Population: A Case Study in the Difficulties of Finding Sufficient Data
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Stuart,
Anna Rhodes
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
evaluation review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1552-3926
pISSN - 0193-841X
DOI - 10.1177/0193841x16660663
Subject(s) - sample (material) , econometrics , population , psychology , statistics , mathematics , medicine , environmental health , chemistry , chromatography
Given increasing concerns about the relevance of research to policy and practice, there is growing interest in assessing and enhancing the external validity of randomized trials: determining how useful a given randomized trial is for informing a policy question for a specific target population.
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