6: Sample Size and Power Calculations | Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Executive Training: Evaluating Social Programs 2009 | MIT OpenCourseWare

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6: Sample Size and Power Calculations

Topics covered: Sample Size and Power Calculations

Estimation
Hypothesis testing
Power: significance level, variance of outcome, effect size
Clustered design

Instructor: Ben Olken

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Spring 2009

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Undergraduate

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Social Science
- Economics
  - Developmental Economics
- Public Administration
  - Public Policy
  - Social Welfare
Society
- Global Poverty
- The Developing World

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