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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Experimentation Webinar Series Experiments in SMEs, Business Accelerators and Trainings 15 May 2025 Experimental research Learning communities Read more about Experiments in SMEs, Business Accelerators and Trainings
Research Meeting Conference on Field Experiments in Strategy (CFXS) 2025 9 October 2025 INSEAD - San Francisco Experimental research Read more about Conference on Field Experiments in Strategy (CFXS) 2025
Blog Of Cows and Companies: using a prediction survey to estimate the effectiveness of business support 17 April 2025 SME technology adoption Experimental research Read more about Of Cows and Companies: using a prediction survey to estimate the effectiveness of business support
Experimentation Webinar Series AI in Science: Experimentation and Innovation 27 March 2025 Experimental research Learning communities Read more about AI in Science: Experimentation and Innovation
Blog Seeding success? Evaluating the effectiveness of public support for high-potential businesses 12 March 2025 SME technology adoption Experimental research Read more about Seeding success? Evaluating the effectiveness of public support for high-potential businesses
Project Spotting or Creating Success? Evaluating Business Support 12 March 2025 SME technology adoption Experimental research Read more about Spotting or Creating Success? Evaluating Business Support
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Event Conference on Field Experiments in Strategy (CFXS) 2024 19 December 2024 Experimental research Read more about Conference on Field Experiments in Strategy (CFXS) 2024
Blog Unlocking Innovative Potential 27 June 2024 Inclusive Innovation Experimental research Read more about Unlocking Innovative Potential
Blog People want governments to involve them in solving society’s biggest challenges – this is how to do it 6 February 2024 Experimental research Policy ideas and analysis Read more about People want governments to involve them in solving society’s biggest challenges – this is how to do it
Blog Experimentation is more popular than you might think 24 January 2024 Experimental research Read more about Experimentation is more popular than you might think
Blog Can we rely on retrospective data? 18 September 2023 Experimental research Read more about Can we rely on retrospective data?
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