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Empirical Benchmarks for Interpreting Effect Sizes in Research
Publication Date: July 2007
Publisher(s): MDRC (Organization)
Author(s): Carolyn J. Hill; Howard S. Bloom; Alison Rebeck Black; Mark W. Lipsey
Funder(s): Institute of Education Sciences (U.S.); Judith Gueron Fund for Methodological Innovation in Social Policy Research; William T. Grant Foundation
Funder(s): Institute of Education Sciences (U.S.); Judith Gueron Fund for Methodological Innovation in Social Policy Research; William T. Grant Foundation
Topic: Education (Statistics, research, and research methods and financing)
Keywords: Educational Interventions
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
No universal guideline exists for judging the practical importance of a standardized effect size, a measure of the magnitude of an intervention's effects. This working paper argues that effect sizes should be interpreted using empirical benchmarks — and presents three types in the context of education research.