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What specifically about the class improved the scores? It could be something intrinsic like a method that helps students remember things better. Or it could jus
by cgriswald 3y ago
What specifically about the class improved the scores? It could be something intrinsic like a method that helps students remember things better. Or it could just be because the class was new the teachers were more involved versus the ones who are teaching the same old curriculum. These causes suggest different changes. One suggests everyone should teach X. The other suggests the solution needs to get teachers more involved.
- RandomLensman 3y agoThat sounds more like poor experimental design.
- whimsicalism 3y agoNobody said there couldn’t be follow-up questions after an RCT. But i disagree that the presence of additional whys disproves the goal of causal inference as proving a “why”