Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Αντιπαραθετική Αξιολόγηση Επιπτώσεων στην Εκπαιδευτική Έρευνα	Αντιστοίχιση Βαθμολογίας Προδιάθεσης
Πεδίο	Αιτιακή Συμπερασματολογία	Ερευνητική Στατιστική
Οικογένεια	Regression model	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2000s–2010s	1983
Δημιουργός	Blundell & Costa Dias; formalized for EU education policy by the European Commission Joint Research Centre	Paul Rosenbaum and Donald Rubin
Τύπος	Quasi-experimental causal inference framework	Method
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Blundell, R., & Costa Dias, M. (2002). Alternative approaches to evaluation in empirical microeconomics. Portuguese Economic Journal, 1(2), 91-115.	Rosenbaum, P. R., & Rubin, D. B. (1983). The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects. Biometrika, 70(1), 41–55.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	CIE in education, counterfactual program evaluation, causal impact evaluation, education policy impact evaluation	PSM, propensity score weighting, covariate balance
Συναφείς	5	3
Σύνοψη	Counterfactual impact evaluation (CIE) is the systematic application of causal inference designs — such as difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, matching, and instrumental variables — to measure the genuine effect of education programs, policies, or interventions by constructing a credible counterfactual: what would have happened to participants had they not been treated.	Propensity score matching (PSM) is a method for reducing confounding bias in observational studies by balancing baseline characteristics between treatment groups, simulating randomization. Developed by Rosenbaum and Rubin (1983), it estimates the probability of receiving treatment given observed covariates, then matches or weights treated and control individuals with similar treatment probabilities. Widely used in medicine, epidemiology, and policy evaluation when randomized trials are infeasible or unethical, enabling estimation of treatment effects while controlling for selection bias.