Some theoretical foundations for the design and analysis of randomized experiments

Abstract: Neyman’s seminal work in 1923 has been a milestone in statistics over the century, which has motivated many fundamental statistical concepts and methodology. In this review, we delve into Neyman’s groundbreaking contribution and offer technical insights into the design and analysis of randomized experiments. We shall review the basic setup of completely randomized experiments and the classical approaches for inferring the average treatment effects. We shall, in particular, review more efficient design and analysis of randomized experiments by utilizing pretreatment covariates, which move beyond Neyman’s original work without involving any covariate. We then summarize several technical ingredients regarding randomizations and permutations that have been developed over the century, such as permutational central limit theorems and Berry–Esseen bounds, and we elaborate on how these technical results facilitate the understanding of randomized experiments. The discussion is also extended to other randomized experiments including rerandomization, stratified randomized experiments, matched pair experiments, and cluster randomized experiments.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Some theoretical foundations for the design and analysis of randomized experiments ; volume:12 ; number:1 ; year:2024 ; extent:30
Journal of causal inference ; 12, Heft 1 (2024) (gesamt 30)

Creator
Shi, Lei
Li, Xinran

DOI
10.1515/jci-2023-0067
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2411211559517.589073184991
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