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ERIC Number: EJ754661
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-0193-841X
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Using Propensity Scoring to Estimate Program-Related Subgroup Impacts in Experimental Program Evaluations
Schochet, Peter; Burghardt, John
Evaluation Review, v31 n2 p95-120 2007
This article discusses the use of propensity scoring in experimental program evaluations to estimate impacts for subgroups defined by program features and participants' program experiences. The authors discuss estimation issues and provide specification tests. They also discuss the use of an overlooked data collection design--obtaining predictions that program intake staff make about applicants' likely program assignments and experiences--that could improve the quality of matched comparison samples. They demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach in producing credible subgroup findings using data from a large-scale experimental evaluation of Job Corps, the nation's largest federal education and training program for disadvantaged youths. (Contains 3 tables and 18 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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