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Contest Design: An Experimental Investigation [PDF]

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This paper experimentally compares the performance of four simultaneous lottery contests: a grand contest, two multiple prize settings (equal and unequal prizes), and a contest which consists of two subcontests.
Roman M. Sheremeta
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Budget Feasible Mechanisms for Experimental Design

open access: yes, 2013
In the classical experimental design setting, an experimenter E has access to a population of $n$ potential experiment subjects $i\in \{1,...,n\}$, each associated with a vector of features $x_i\in R^d$.
A. Archer   +8 more
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Adaptive Experimental Design Using the Propensity Score [PDF]

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Many social experiments are run in multiple waves, or are replications of earlier social experiments. In principle, the sampling design can be modified in later stages or replications to allow for more efficient estimation of causal effects.
Dean Karlan   +2 more
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A tutorial on Quasi-experimental designs

open access: yesJournal of Community Health Research, 2022
A main step in answering a scientific hypothesis in an epidemiological study is deciding which type of study is suitable to be undertaken, considering methodology, practical considerations and budget and time ...
Reyhane sefidkar, Farzan Madadizadeh
doaj  

Optimal plot size in the evaluation of papaya scions: proposal and comparison of methods

open access: yesRevista Ceres
Evaluating the quality of scions is extremely important and it can be done by characteristics of shoots and roots. This experiment evaluated height of the aerial part, stem diameter, number of leaves, petiole length and length of roots of papaya ...
Humberto Felipe Celanti   +4 more
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Study designs: Part 4 – Interventional studies

open access: yesPerspectives in Clinical Research, 2019
In the fourth piece of this series on research study designs, we look at interventional studies (clinical trials). These studies differ from observational studies in that the investigator decides whether or not a participant will receive the exposure (or
Rakesh Aggarwal, Priya Ranganathan
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Ceramic processing: Experimental design and optimization [PDF]

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The objectives of this paper are to: (1) gain insight into the processing of ceramics and how green processing can affect the properties of ceramics; (2) investigate the technique of slip casting; (3) learn how heat treatment and temperature contribute ...
Lauben, David N.   +2 more
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