International Development and Sustainability
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are experimental studies that randomly assign participants into either a treatment group or a control group to evaluate the effects of an intervention. This method is crucial in establishing causal relationships and minimizing biases, making it a gold standard in research for assessing the effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies and social protection measures.
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