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020			_a9781107698000
040			_aDLC _cDLC
041			_aRDA
082	0	0	_a300.724 DUNN
100	1		_aDunning, Thad, _d1973-
245	1	0	_aNatural experiments in the social sciences : _ba design-based approach / _cThad Dunning.
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_axix, 358 p. ; _c26 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aStrategies for social inquiry
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 338-352) and index.
505	0		_aWhy natural experiments? -- Standard natural experiments -- Regression-discontinuity designs -- Instrumental-variables designs -- Simplicity and transparency: keys to quantitative analysis -- Estimating variability: sampling processes and standard errors -- The central role of qualitative evidence -- How plausible is as-if random? -- How credible is the model? -- How relevant is the intervention? -- Building strong research designs through multi-method.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xExperiments.
650		0	_aSocial sciences _xResearch.
650		0	_aExperimental design.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012009061-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012009061-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2012009061-t.html
942			_2ddc _cBOOK _w169 _xBoniswa Ngcongolo _y169 _zBoniswa Ngcongolo
999			_c792825 _d792824