Sampling and sample size

Content for Thursday, October 26, 2023

Readings

• Chapter 6 in Running Randomized Evaluations (Glennerster and Takavarasha 2013)

Optional material

The following two chapters are (highly recommended but) optional. You may include them in your reading reactions.

• Chapters 6 and 7 in Methods Matter (Murnane and Willett 2011)

Also, feel free to play with the following interactive visualizations.

• Kristoffer Magnusson. “Interpreting Cohen’s d Effect Size,” no date.
• Kristoffer Magnusson. “Understanding Statistical Power and Significance Testing,” no date.

Slides

On the day of class, you will find my slides on Canvas.

References

Glennerster, Rachel, and Kudzai Takavarasha. 2013. Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide. Princeton: Princeton University Press. http://runningres.com/.

Murnane, Richard J., and John B. Willett. 2011. Methods Matter: Improving Causal Inference in Educational and Social Science Research. Oxford: Oxford University Press.