Quasi-Random Assignment Can Be as Convincing as Random Assignment.

Baer, Donald M.

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ERIC Number: EJ461212

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Publication Date: 1993

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Quasi-Random Assignment Can Be as Convincing as Random Assignment.

Baer, Donald M.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v97 n4 p373-75 Jan 1993

This commentary finds that the study reported in EC 605 442, which indicated long-term gains for children with autism who experienced intensive behavioral intervention as preschoolers, is reliable, correct, and important. The commentary supports the use of quasi-random assignment to experimental or control group when truly random assignment is not possible. (JDD)

Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Control Groups, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Groups, Group Membership, Outcomes of Treatment, Preschool Education, Research Design

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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