Cluster Randomized Field Experiment
A cluster randomized field experiment (CRFE) assigns intact groups — schools, villages, clinics, workplaces — rather than individuals to treatment or control conditions, and the experiment is conducted in real-world settings rather than a laboratory. Randomization at the group level controls for contamination between conditions while preserving the ecological validity of the natural environment. It is the dominant design for evaluating community-level, school-based, or workplace interventions in public health, education policy, and development economics.
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- Murray, D. M. (1998). Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials. Oxford University Press. · ISBN 978-0195120424
- Hayes, R. J., & Moulton, L. H. (2017). Cluster Randomised Trials (2nd ed.). CRC Press. · ISBN 978-1498728225
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