Posts Tagged “randomised control trials”
Nate Silver, Donald Trump and the polls (AKA: question data, doubt certainty)
by Stephen Tall on November 9, 2016
Embed from Getty Images I’m shocked, stunned and just a little bit scared. So I’m not going even to attempt to write something coherent about President-elect Trump. While Brexit made things uncertain for the UK, the US election has made (…)
Good intentions are not enough. Evaluation is essential
by Stephen Tall on November 20, 2014
I wrote an article for the latest edition of Philanthropy Impact magazine — now available online here — wearing my day-job hat as Development Director of the Education Endowment Foundation. Here’s what I said… Good intentions aren’t enough. Let me (…)
If you’re interested in evidence-based policy, read this paper by Ben Goldacre now
by Stephen Tall on March 14, 2013
Last October, I wrote a brief post, So you like evidence-based policy? Here’s a couple of crucial things to remember…: To me, evidence-based policy is at heart a very liberal process. First, it demands that you measure your intended outcomes (…)
Ben Goldacre’s Bad Evidence should be Good News for liberals
by Stephen Tall on January 3, 2013
If you’ve any interest at all in evidence-based public policy, then do listen to Ben Goldacre’s Bad Evidence, available for the next 6 days on BBC iPlayer here. It’s a fascinating exploration of the issues around using randomised control trials (…)
A little bit about my job. A whole lot more about the importance of evidence-based policy and RCTs.
by Stephen Tall on November 23, 2012
A rare work-focused post follows… It’s been almost a year since I started a new job, working at the Education Endowment Foundation. It’s a new grant-making charity, a rare combination of a start-up with money (you can normally be one (…)
