Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference 2nd edition

Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference by William R. Shadish (Author), Thomas D. Cook (Author), Donald T. Campbell (Author). This lengthy awaited successor of the original Prepare dinner/Campbell Quasi-Experimentation: Design and Evaluation Points for Area Settings represents updates in the discipline during the last two decades. The ebook covers 4 main topics in area experimentation.

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Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Generalized Causal Inference 

 William R. Shadish (Author), Thomas D. Cook (Author), Donald T. Campbell (Author)

656 pages

Cengage Learning; 2 edition (January 2, 2001)

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