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Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference.

Publication: Journal of the American Statistical Association
Publication Date: 01-JUN-05 		Format: Online - approximately 825 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference.(Book Review)

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Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference.

William R. SHADISH. Thomas D. Cook, and Donald T. CAMPBELL, Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 2002. ISBN: 0-395-61556-9. xxi + 623 pp. $68.76 (P).

This well-written and easy-to-understand book provides discussion and insight into the limitations of observational data when a causal relationship can be reasonably inferred, and provides strategies for collecting data suitable for drawing these inferences. Written in a style that is more discussion-oriented and less formula-driven, this book would be a good choice for practitioners interested in interpreting results from other studies, as well as those undertaking research to establish, where possible, a causal relationship between variables.

The book is focused on understanding how data can be collected and how they should be suitably...

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