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To examine whether dominant evidence-gathering methods adapted from medicine, such as randomized controlled trials, effectively support reliable policy prediction and real-world implementation.

May 22, 2013Choice Reviews OnlineOpen Access

Evidence-based policy: a practical guide to doing it better

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To examine whether dominant evidence-gathering methods adapted from medicine, such as randomized controlled trials, effectively support reliable policy prediction and real-world implementation.
Critically evaluated current frameworks that rank scientific evidence by trustworthiness for use in public policy design.
Analyzed the methodological limitations of applying clinical trial paradigms to complex, real-world social and political systems.
Standard evidence-based policy methodologies that emulate medical trials fail to improve predictive accuracy regarding policy effectiveness.
Hierarchies that classify evidence solely by methodological trustworthiness offer little actionable guidance on translating findings into practical application.
Reliable policymaking requires identifying and organizing context-specific information mechanisms rather than relying exclusively on trial evidence.

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Critical analysis reveals limitations of randomized trial models in public policy, highlighting the need for practical evidence frameworks.

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Cartwright et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0dbe7088250cfcc2a520e0 https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.50-5831

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Critical analysis reveals limitations of randomized trial models in public policy, highlighting the need for practical evidence frameworks.

Evidence-based policy: a practical guide to doing it better

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