Addressing Attrition Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials: Considerations for Systematic Evidence Reviews

Addressing Attrition Bias in Randomized Controlled Trials: Considerations for Systematic Evidence Reviews

Published: Jul 30, 2015
Publisher: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
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How Effective Is Home Visiting?

Time frame: 2009-2021

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

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Emily Sama-Miller

Alan Hershey

This report examines the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness Review's attrition standard and how its boundary responds to changes in two fundamental assumptions: (1) the correlation between outcomes and attrition, and (2) the level of attrition bias deemed acceptable.

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