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What Works, Under What Circumstances, and How?

June 28, 2016
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In the fall of 2014, OPRE organized an Innovative Methods meeting to explore cutting-edge applications of methods and analytic techniques that can inform social program practice and policy. This brief summarizes the meeting and includes..

What is best practice when using Effect Sizes to convey information about prevention and intervention research to practitioners and policymakers? H. Stephen Leff, Human Services Research Institute

March 5, 2007
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There are two types of research—basic and intervention…

Interpreting and Contextualizing Effect Sizes - Panel 2 Summary

March 5, 2007
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The implications of measurement error differ depending on whether one is using natural or standardized units…

Considering effect sizes within the policy context Helping Educators, Parents and Students Find Meaning in Research Results, Harris Cooper, Duke University

March 5, 2007
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There are difficulties in communicating results of research to audiences lacking statistical expertise…

Studying the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina for ACF Service Populations: Annotated Bibliography

September 15, 2007
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The Urban Institute has undertaken a 12-month project to assess the feasibility of studying the consequences of…

Understanding the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina for ACF Service Populations: A Feasibility Assessment of Study Approaches

April 15, 2008
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This report is a feasibility assessment—an analysis of alternative datasets and analytic approaches that…

12th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference Program

May 29, 2009
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The 12th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference was held on May 27—29, 2009, in Washington, D.C...

Framework for Advancing the Well-being and Self-Sufficiency of At-Risk Youth

April 8, 2013
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How can programs advance the well-being and self-sufficiency of at-risk youth...

Advancing the Self-Sufficiency and Well-Being of At-Risk Youth: A Conceptual Framework

April 8, 2013
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How can programs advance the self-sufficiency and well-being of at-risk youth...

How measurement of outcomes affects the interpretation and understanding of effect sizes, Margaret Burchinal, University of North Carolina

March 5, 2007
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Effect sizes describe the magnitude of findings from statistical analyses...