Readings

  1. Field Experiments: Design, Analysis, and Interpretation
    W. W. Norton & Company, 2012.
    Alan S. Gerber, and Donald P. Green
    (Chapters 3, 4, & 5)

  2. The Effects of Canvassing, Telephone Calls, and Direct Mail on Voter Turnout: A Field Experiment
    American Political Science Review, 2000: 94 (3): 653-663.
    Alan S. Gerber and Donald P. Green
    * Only skim this reading. We’re replicating this in class, so just get a basic idea of the experimental setup and read and understand the results

Optional

  1. Channeling Fisher: Randomization Tests and the Statistical Insignificance of Seemingly Significant Experimental Results
    Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019: 134 (2): 557-598.
    Alwyn Young

  2. The Design of Field Experiments With Survey Outcomes: A Framework for Selecting More Efficient, Robust, and Ethical Designs
    Political Analysis, 2017: 25 (4): 435-464.
    David E. Broockman, Joshua L. Kalla, and Jasjeet S. Sekhon

In-class exercise

Demonstration script: .R

Demonstration data: Gerber and Green (2000)