On Equal Footing: The Importance of Baseline Equivalence in Measuring Program Effectiveness

Sarah A. Avellar and Jaime Thomas

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Abstract: How important is baseline equivalence for measuring a program's effectiveness? The Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) team has created this new brief to explain why establishing baseline equivalence is critical for estimating the effect of a program.

Keywords: home visiting; evaluation; baseline equivalence; effectiveness; comparison groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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