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    External Validity

    The External Validity Question

    Theory What you think

    Cause Cause-effect construct


    Effect
    construct construct
    The External Validity Question

    Theory

    Cause Cause-effect construct


    Effect
    construct construct

    Can we generalize to other persons, places, OR


    times?
    Program Program-outcome relationship
    Observations Program Program-outcome relationship
    Observations
    What you do What you see What you do What you see

    Observation Observation

    Program Program-outcome relationship


    Observations Program program-outcome relationship
    Observations
    What you do What you see What you do What you see

    Observation Observation
    How Do We Generalize?
    Model I: Sampling
    Specified persons,
    places, and times

    Population
    How Do We Generalize?
    Model I: Sampling

    Population

    Draw Sample Draw


    sample sample
    How Do We Generalize?
    Model I: Sampling
    GeneraLize Generalize
    back back
    Population

    Sample
    How Do We Generalize?
    Model II: Proximal Similarity

    Our
    Study
    How Do We Generalize?
    Model II: Proximal Similarity

    Settings

    Times Our People


    Study

    Places
    How Do We Generalize?
    Model II: Proximal Similarity
    Less
    similar

    Settings

    Less Our Less


    similar Times People
    Study similar

    Places

    Less
    similar
    How Do We Generalize?
    Model II: Proximal Similarity
    Less
    similar

    Settings

    Less Our Less


    similar Times People
    Study similar

    Places
    Gradients of
    similarity
    Less
    similar
    Threats to External Validity

    Interaction of selection Maybe it is just these


    and treatment people.

    Interaction of setting Maybe it is just these


    and treatment places.

    Interaction of history Maybe it is just these


    and treatment times.
    How Can We Improve External
    Validity?
    How Can We Improve External
    Validity?
    Population

    Random sampling
    Sample
    How Can We Improve External
    Validity?
    Population

    Random sampling
    Sample

    Replicate,

    Places
    Our
    Study
    Replicate,

    es
    Replicate

    T im
    People
    How Can We Improve External
    Validity?
    Population

    Random Sampling
    Sample

    Replicate,

    Places
    Our
    Study
    Replicate,

    es
    Replicate

    Ti m
    People

    settings

    Use theory times Our people


    Study

    places

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