Speaker: Howard White, Co-Chair of the Campbell Collaboration

This talk will explain in simple terms the statistical basis for systematic reviews using real life examples from both the developed and developing world. Questions to be answered include: does anything work in combatting crime, is prison better than non-custodial sentences, are programmes to prevent deforestation in developing countries effective, why is it so hard to take programmes successfully to scale, and how to design an effective education programme.

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