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Approaches to measuring impact: what can be done when things are not ideal
Events - PublicStarting 01 Dec 2015 - 17:00 through to 01 Dec 2015 - 19:00
This free seminar will explore the main approaches taken in the UK to understanding and describing the impact of interventions and programmes.
Stephen will commence with a review of study designs adopting a counterfactual approach – particularly Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs). He will also discuss some of the limitations of these approaches and highlight when and where they are most effectively deployed.
Finally, Stephen will review theory-based approaches as alternatives, including realist methods, and also suggest circumstances where these methods may be preferableThis free seminar will explore the main approaches taken in the UK to understanding and describing the impact of interventions and programmes.
Stephen will commence with a review of study designs adopting a counterfactual approach – particularly Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs). He will also discuss some of the limitations of these approaches and highlight when and where they are most effectively deployed.
Finally, Stephen will review theory-based approaches as alternatives, including realist methods, and also suggest circumstances where these methods may be preferable
This free seminar will explore the main UK approaches to understanding and describing the impact of interventions and programmes. Stephen will review study designs adopting a counterfactual approach and discuss some of the linmitations of these approaches and where they are most effectively deployed. He will also review theory based approaches as alternatives, including realist methods and also suggest where these may be preferable,
To attend this event please book here or email academy@noms.gsi.gov.uk