0
$\begingroup$

I have a question regarding Optimal Design software.

Particularly, let's suppose I have an intervention that assigns police patrols to different street segments, and that these segments are randomized so that half receive the treatment and the other half doesn't. If I am doing this, should I use person randomized trials, or the would the correct decision be to use clustered randomized trials with clustered-level outcomes?

Improve this question
$\endgroup$
3
  • $\begingroup$ Is this really a software question? $\endgroup$
    – Giskard
    Jun 17, 2022 at 12:48
  • 1
    $\begingroup$ Sounds like a cluster-level intervention to me. But another question: Shouldn't we expect contamination if treatment and control are on the same street? Especially if we talk about crime outcomes. $\endgroup$
    – Papayapap
    Jun 17, 2022 at 15:20
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, there could be some contamination, but generally the literature determines a minimum distance of 200m-250m between street segments to prevent that issue. Thank you for solving my question! $\endgroup$
    – Nacho
    Jun 18, 2022 at 2:03

0

Reset to default

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.