Publications | robolsenllc

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

BY ROB OLSEN

External Validity/Generalizability*

Using the Results from Rigorous Multisite Evaluations to Inform Local Policy Decisions, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2019.

Making Generalizations from Experimental Findings:
An Introduction to New Methods. Educational Researcher, 2018.

Using Preferred Applicant Random Assignment (PARA) to Reduce Randomization Bias in Randomized Trials of Discretionary Programs. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2017.

Characteristics of School Districts that Participate in Rigorous National Educational Evaluations. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017.

On the “Where” of Social Experiments: Selecting More Representative Samples to Inform Policy. New Directions for Evaluation, 2016.

Estimates of External Validity Bias When Impact Evaluations Select Sites Non-randomly. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016

External Validity in Policy Evaluations that Choose Sites Purposively. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013.

Evaluation and Methods Reports

Enhancing the Generalizability of Impact Studies in Education, 2022.

Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Three Years, 2019

Upward Bound at 50: Reporting on Implementation Practices Today, 2016.

Estimating the Impacts of Educational Interventions Using State Tests or Study-Administered Tests, 2011.

What to Do When Data Are Missing in Group Randomized Controlled Trials, IES Technical Report, 2009.

Upward Bound Math-Science: Program Description and Interim Impact Estimates. Report to the U.S. Department of Education, 2007.

The Impacts of Regular Upward Bound: Results from the Third Follow-up Data Collection. Report the U.S. Department of Education, 2004.

Nonresponse and Nonresponse Bias: Evidence from a Survey of Former Welfare Recipients in Iowa, 2002.

Testing Different Methods for Estimating the Impacts of Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services Systems, 2001.

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