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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are said to be the gold-standard method in evaluation research. What if I cannot perform the random assignment in my sampling of street sleepers?

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Squad Meow
19 August 2021
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are said to be the gold-standard method in evaluation research. What if I cannot perform the random assignment in my sampling of street sleepers?

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are said to be the gold-standard method in evaluation research. What if I cannot perform the random assignment in my sampling of street sleepers?

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beetroots@hotmail.com
19 August 2021

Glad to hear your feedback.

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squad@hotmail.com
19 August 2021

That makes sense. Great!

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beetroots@hotmail.com
19 August 2021

Indeed, it is more convincing if RCTs are feasible. However, in practice, we often are unable to conduct an RCT study, limited by the resources and other situations. So then, a quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent comparison group is also recommendable.

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