Methods of Randomization in Experimental Design

Valentim R. Alferes

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN: 9781452202921
• eBook ISBN: 9781452289038
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Science Research & Methodology
• Index: Social Sciences

In Methods of Randomization in Experimental Design, author Valentim R. Alferes presents the main procedures of random assignment and local control in between-subjects experimental designs and the counterbalancing schemes in within-subjects or cross-over experimental designs. Alferes uses a pedagogical strategy that allows the reader to implement all randomization methods by relying on the materials given in the appendices and using common features included in most word processor software.

A companion website provides downloadable IBM SPSS and R versions of SCRAED, a package that performs simple and complex random assignment in experimental design, including the 18 randomization methods presented in Chapters 2 and 3.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Frontmatter
• Title
• Copyright
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• About the Author
• Series Editor's Introduction
• Preface
• 1. Randomized Experiments
• 2. Between-Subjects Designs Randomization
• 3. Within-Subjects Designs Randomization
• 4. Validity Issues, Analysis Guidelines, and Reporting Standards
• Appendix 1—Random Numbers
• Appendix 2—Permutations, Arrangements, and Combinations
• Appendix 3—Latin Squares
• References
• Index