Randomized Controlled Trials

question 57

Multiple Choice

Randomized controlled trials:

• A) choose people randomly to measure the impact of a particular intervention, saving the cost of evaluating all participants.
• B) randomly assign people into control and treatment groups in order to focus on the impact of a particular intervention.
• C) control how much of a treatment is given to each participant in order to measure the ideal quantity.
• D) are not a useful tool in assessing how specific interventions may influence economic development.

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