A two-hour video lecture on sampling and sample size with a focus on cluster designs.
What the lecture offers
The resource is a video recording of a live lecture.
| Timestamp | Topic |
|---|---|
| 5:40 | Bias and Randomized Clinical Trials |
| 9:45 | Bias and Variance (Precision) |
| 13:38 | Thought experiment to introduce sampling distribution |
| 24:53 | Hypothesis testing |
| 28:56 | Power |
| 33:12 | What influences power |
| 50:00 | Power in clustered designs |
| 52:58 | Intra-cluster correlation |
| 1:01:50 | Calculating power in practice in a cluster design |
Who it's for
Researchers new to study design
About the lecturer
The lecturer is Rachel Glennerster, a PhD economist who was then the Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT (whose founders received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics), and is currently the Chief Economist for the U.K. Department for International Development. The course is offered by J-PAL.