Blog More signal, less noise: using ANCOVA analysis in RCTs 23 September 2026 Difference-in-Differences is often the default choice for evaluating RCTs with baseline data, but ANCOVA is usually the sharper, more powerful tool. Drawing on a reanalysis of two large business-support trials involving 7,000 UK firms, this post shows how ANCOVA reduces statistical noise, improves precision, and uncovers hidden treatment heterogeneity without forcing an inefficient one-for-one baseline adjustment. Read more about More signal, less noise: using ANCOVA analysis in RCTs
Policy report Building evidence on AI-assisted review in public funding 22 September 2026 Read more about Building evidence on AI-assisted review in public funding
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Blog The effects of online-based entrepreneurship programmes 2 November 2017 Read more about The effects of online-based entrepreneurship programmes
Blog Can shared tools and high quality training spur innovation in Kenya’s informal furniture industry? 9 October 2017 Read more about Can shared tools and high quality training spur innovation in Kenya’s informal furniture industry?
Blog Does structured accountability drive entrepreneurial performance? 20 September 2017 Read more about Does structured accountability drive entrepreneurial performance?
Blog Promoting high impact entrepreneurship in Mexico: an impact evaluation 4 September 2017 Read more about Promoting high impact entrepreneurship in Mexico: an impact evaluation
Blog What is the market impact of patents? 15 August 2017 Read more about What is the market impact of patents?
Blog Making governments learn faster from experience: experimental government at IGL2017 10 August 2017 Read more about Making governments learn faster from experience: experimental government at IGL2017
Blog What were your takeaways from IGL2017? 12 July 2017 Read more about What were your takeaways from IGL2017?
Blog IGL2017: My day of high growth, experimentation and failure 6 July 2017 Read more about IGL2017: My day of high growth, experimentation and failure
Blog Making research, innovation and entrepreneurship policy in the big data era: a summary of the discussion at the IGL2017 Global Conference 5 July 2017 Read more about Making research, innovation and entrepreneurship policy in the big data era: a summary of the discussion at the IGL2017 Global Conference
Blog IGL2017: making innovation policy more innovative – three important ingredients 13 June 2017 Read more about IGL2017: making innovation policy more innovative – three important ingredients
Blog Unlocking bank finance for intangible assets: new models of support 9 June 2017 Read more about Unlocking bank finance for intangible assets: new models of support
Blog Top tips for using randomised controlled trials in innovation and entrepreneurship 7 June 2017 Read more about Top tips for using randomised controlled trials in innovation and entrepreneurship
