ERIC Number: EJ1052520
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1098-2140
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Assessing the Performance of the "Counterfactual as Self-Estimated by Program Participants": Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Mueller, Christoph Emanuel; Gaus, Hansjoerg
American Journal of Evaluation, v36 n1 p7-24 Mar 2015
In this article, we test an alternative approach to creating a counterfactual basis for estimating individual and average treatment effects. Instead of using control/comparison groups or before-measures, the so-called Counterfactual as Self-Estimated by Program Participants (CSEPP) relies on program participants' self-estimations of their own counterfactual at the end of an intervention. In an empirical study, a randomized experiment was employed as a benchmark to examine the performance of the CSEPP. The results suggest that the approach is capable of delivering comparatively reliable estimates of short- and midterm effects on behavioral intentions and attitudes. With regard to the estimation of treatment effects on self-reported behavior, however, the findings are more ambiguous.
Descriptors: Intervention, Research Design, Research Methodology, Program Evaluation, Comparative Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment, Control Groups, College Students, Participant Characteristics, Computation, Effect Size, Reliability, Statistical Bias, Experiments, Benchmarking, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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