Report: How Program Managers Can Conduct Mini-Randomized Controlled Trials To Improve Outcomes

Report explains how program managers of small government agencies and nonprofit organizations can use mini-randomized control trials (RCTs) for internal agency decision-making to improve program outcomes at a low cost. The report presents key principles of traditional RCTs adapted for mini-RCTs, benefits of using mini-RCTs, potential service-delivery procedures that can be tested by RCTs, and costs and limitations associated with using mini-RCTs.