PUBPOL 5830

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PUBPOL 5830
Randomized Controlled Trials for Policy and Society

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course is designed for graduate students interested in learning how to evaluate the quality of, design, conduct, and analyze data for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The goal is to teach students why RCTs are the scientific gold standard for causal evidence, how to assess published or proposed RCTs, avoid common errors in designing their own RCTs, conducting RCTs, and analyzing the data from RCTs.


Enrollment Priority Recommended Prerequisite: Knowledge of programming (preferably R) and inferential statistics, especially linear regression.

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 6830, SOC 6830

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18270 PUBPOL 5830   SEM 101

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    • F Warren Hall 150
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Voelkel, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person