Quasi-Experimental Control Group Methods for Geographical Research
{'Code': '04040400', 'Directorate': {'LongName': 'Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie'}, 'Division': {'LongName': 'Division Of Behavioral and Cognitive Sci'}}
{'SignBlockName': 'Thomas J. Baerwald'}
The objective of this research is to develop quasi-experimental control group methods that are well suited to geographical research. A group of places where some event of interest did not occur (analagous to no treatment in an experimental design) will be selected as a control group for places where something did occur (analagous to treatment). Approximately 100 case study applications will be examined to determine whether the assumptions of simple quasi-experimental methods can be satisfied. After the geographic quasi-experimental control group methods have been developed and tested in the abstract, they will be applied to substantive research issues in regional economic development to determine their value as a basic research technique.
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{'Name': 'West Virginia University', 'CityName': 'Morgantown', 'ZipCode': '26506', 'PhoneNumber': '3042930111', 'StreetAddress': None, 'CountryName': 'United States', 'StateName': 'West Virginia', 'StateCode': 'WV'}
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