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Beschreibung
A comprehensive, nontechnical guide to the methods of data-based impact evaluation in companies and organizations, with coverage of machine learning techniques.

In today's dynamic business climate, organizations face the constant challenge of making informed decisions about their interventions, from marketing campaigns and pricing strategies to employee training programs. In this practical textbook, Martin Huber provides a concise but comprehensive guide to quantitatively assessing the impact of such efforts, enabling decision-makers to make evidence-based choices.

The book introduces fundamental concepts, emphasizing the importance of causal analysis in understanding the true effects of interventions, before detailing a wide range of quantitative methods, including experimental and nonexperimental approaches. Huber then explores the integration of machine learning techniques for impact evaluation in the context of big data, sharing cutting-edge tools for data analysis. Centering real-world, global applications, this accessible text is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their decision-making processes through data-driven insights.

  • Highlights the relevance of AI and equips readers to leverage advanced analytical techniques in the era of digital transformation
  • Is ideal for introductory courses on impact evaluation or causal analysis
  • Covers A/B testing, selection-on-observables, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs, and difference-in-differences
  • Features extensive examples and demonstrations in R and Python
  • Suits a wide audience, including business professionals and students with limited statistical expertise
A comprehensive, nontechnical guide to the methods of data-based impact evaluation in companies and organizations, with coverage of machine learning techniques.

In today's dynamic business climate, organizations face the constant challenge of making informed decisions about their interventions, from marketing campaigns and pricing strategies to employee training programs. In this practical textbook, Martin Huber provides a concise but comprehensive guide to quantitatively assessing the impact of such efforts, enabling decision-makers to make evidence-based choices.

The book introduces fundamental concepts, emphasizing the importance of causal analysis in understanding the true effects of interventions, before detailing a wide range of quantitative methods, including experimental and nonexperimental approaches. Huber then explores the integration of machine learning techniques for impact evaluation in the context of big data, sharing cutting-edge tools for data analysis. Centering real-world, global applications, this accessible text is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their decision-making processes through data-driven insights.

  • Highlights the relevance of AI and equips readers to leverage advanced analytical techniques in the era of digital transformation
  • Is ideal for introductory courses on impact evaluation or causal analysis
  • Covers A/B testing, selection-on-observables, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs, and difference-in-differences
  • Features extensive examples and demonstrations in R and Python
  • Suits a wide audience, including business professionals and students with limited statistical expertise
Über den Autor
Martin Huber
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction
2 Basics of impact evaluation
2.1 The fundamental problem of impact evaluation
2.2 Analyzing the impact: characterization and assessment
2.3 The problem of comparing apples to oranges
3 Experiments (A/B testing)
3.1 Comparing apples to apples
3.2 Behavioral assumptions and methods for analyzing experiments
3.3 Multiple interventions
3.4 Use cases in R
3.5 Use cases in Python
4 Selection on observables: aim to compare apples with apples
4.1 Making groups comparable in observed characteristics
4.2 Behavioral assumptions
4.3 Methods for impact evaluation
4.4 Use cases in R
4.5 Use cases in Python
5 Causal machine learning
5.1 Motivating causal machine learning
5.2 Elements of causal machine learning
5.3 A brief introduction to several machine learning algorithms
5.4 Effect heterogeneity and optimal policy learning
5.5 Use cases in R
5.6 Use cases in Python
6 Instrumental variables
6.1 Instruments and complier effects
6.2 Behavioral assumptions
6.3 Use cases in R
7 Use cases in Python
8 Regression discontinuity designs
8.1 Sharp and fuzzy regression discontinuity designs
8.2 Behavioral assumptions and methods
8.3 Use cases in R
8.4 Use cases in Python
9 Difference-in-Differences
9.1 Difference-in-Differences and the impact in the treatment group
9.2 Behavioral assumptions and extensions
9.3 Use cases in R
9.4 Use cases in Python
10 Synthetic controls
10.1 Impact evaluation when a single unit receives the intervention
10.2 Behavioral assumptions and variants
10.3 Use cases in R
11 Use cases in Python
12 Conclusion
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Volkswirtschaft
Genre: Importe, Wirtschaft
Rubrik: Recht & Wirtschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780262552929
ISBN-10: 0262552922
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Huber, Martin
Hersteller: MIT Press Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 228 x 179 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Huber
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.08.2025
Gewicht: 0,294 kg
Artikel-ID: 133714132

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