Experimental Designs

Experimental Designs is the fourth book in The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit. It covers the basics of designing and running experiments, describes the main types of experimental design open to researchers, and gives step-by-step guidance for carrying out an experiment of your own.

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) receive an in-depth discussion. The book also presents effective alternatives to them and explains the practical steps for adopting those alternatives successfully.

Topics include the advantages of randomisation, how to avoid common design mistakes that weaken an experiment's validity, how to keep settings controlled and run pilot tests, and how to carry out quasi-experiments when an RCT is not possible.

The book is written in a practical, concise style and is meant to give readers the knowledge and confidence to move ahead with their quantitative research.