PSY 6370 - The Design and Analysis of Quasi-experiments and Observational Studies

This course covers the design and analysis of studies in which it is not feasible to randomly assign subjects to treatment. The focus is on three useful quasi-experimental designs (viz. The regression-discontinuity design, the interrupted time-series design, and the nonequivalent-group quasi-experiment) and the observational study. Analytic procedures recently developed for these designs are covered in detail. Opaque methods that have recently become popular for analyzing observational studies are critiqued. The conceptual framework for much of the course is based on the Rubin causal model.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: PSY 6340 and PSY 6350.

Credits: 3 hours

Notes: Open to Graduate students only.