4. The Purpose of Experimental Designs

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Note to the Reader ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xv
6. 1. Why Does Social Work Need Experimental Designs? 1
7. 2. What Are Experiments? 35
8. 3. The Philosophy of the Science of Experimental Designs 70
9. 4. The Purpose of Experimental Designs 111
10. 5. Posttest-Only Experimental Designs 148
11. 6. Pretest–Posttest Experimental Designs 177
12. 7. Refinements in Experimental Designs 220
13. 8. Recruiting Participants from Diverse and Underrepresented Groups 249
14. 9. Alternatives to Group-Randomized Designs for Making Causal Inferences 267
15. 10. Ethical Considerations for the Use of Experimental Designs 298
16. References 325
17. Index 359