Randomistas
Subtitle: how radical researchers are changing our world
By: Andrew Leigh
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780300236125
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Methodology; Social sciences; Sampling (Statistics); Research
Description: Randomized tests are carried out on us every day: by supermarkets, search engines, online dating sites and direct marketers. Political parties use randomized trials to win elections. But how do these tests work? Are there any ethical issues? And what do they reveal about our choices? In this book, the author tells the stories of radical researchers who overturned conventional wisdom in medicine, politics, economics, law enforcement and more. From finding the cure to scurvy to discovering which policies really improve literacy rates, randomistas have shaped life as we know it - but they often had to fight to conduct their trials and have their findings implemented.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.