Larroulet Philippi, Cristian (2022) There is Cause to Randomize. Philosophy of Science, 89 (1). pp. 152-170.
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Abstract
While practitioners think highly of randomized studies, some philosophers argue that there is no epistemic reason to randomize. Here I show that their arguments do not entail their conclusion. Moreover, I provide novel reasons for randomizing in the context of interventional studies. The overall discussion provides a unified framework for assessing baseline balance, one that holds for interventional and observational studies alike. The upshot: Practitioners’ strong preference for randomized studies can be defended in some cases, while still offering a nuanced approach to evidence appraisal, one where not all nonrandomized studies are treated equally.
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| Keywords: | randomization, causal inference, social sciences | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Evidence General Issues > Experimentation |
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| Depositing User: | Cristian Larroulet Philippi | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2022 02:20 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2022 02:20 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 20179 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophy of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge Press | ||||||
| Official URL: | https://www.doi.org/10.1017/psa.2021.19 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Causation Specific Sciences > Economics General Issues > Evidence General Issues > Experimentation |
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| Date: | 31 January 2022 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 152-170 | ||||||
| Volume: | 89 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20179 |
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