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stat.ME2020
The Benefits of Probability-Proportional-to-Size Sampling in Cluster-Randomized Experiments
Yeng Xiong, Michael J. Higgins
In a cluster-randomized experiment, treatment is assigned to clusters of individual units of interest--households, classrooms, villages, etc.--instead of the units themselves. The…
stat.ME2019
From one environment to many: The problem of replicability of statistical inferences
James J. Higgins, Michael J. Higgins, Jinguang Lin
Among plausible causes for replicability failure, one that has not received sufficient attention is the environment in which the research is conducted. Consisting of the population…