The Social Costs of Methodological Rigor: A Note on the Problem of Massive Attrition.

Shapiro, Jonathan Z.

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Social Costs of Methodological Rigor: A Note on the Problem of Massive Attrition.

Shapiro, Jonathan Z.

Evaluation Review, v8 n5 p705-12 Oct 1984

The need to attend to both methodological and social concerns is demonstrated in two examples: one where the unchecked effects of the social consequences of a methodologically rigorous research design invalidated the evaluation and a second where explicit trade-offs between methodological rigor and social costs enabled the evaluation to proceed. (Author/BW)

Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Control Groups, Participant Characteristics, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Social Influences, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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