<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/schema/zthes-1.0.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>77</termId><termName>Do-nothing baseline</termName><termType>TT</termType><termLanguage>en-EN</termLanguage><termVocabulary>SYMSITES</termVocabulary>	<termStatus>active</termStatus>	<termApproval>approved</termApproval>	<termSortkey>Do-nothing baseline</termSortkey><termNote label="Source"><![CDATA[ <p>Anderson-Cook, Christine M. "Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for generalized causal inference." (2005): 708-708.</p> ]]></termNote><termNote label="Definition"><![CDATA[ <p>In decision-making analysis, especially within experimental or evaluative research settings, a "Do-Nothing Baseline" refers to a control scenario in which no intervention or new action is taken. This baseline is used to establish the effects and outcomes of inaction, providing a comparative measure against which the impacts of various interventions or decisions can be assessed.</p>
<p>The Do-Nothing Baseline is a critical reference point in experimental designs, helping stakeholders and decision-makers understand the implications of non-action and providing a clearer benchmark against which to measure the efficacy and necessity of different intervention choices.</p> ]]></termNote><termNote label="Definition"><![CDATA[ <p>In decision-making analysis, especially within experimental or evaluative research settings, a "Do-Nothing Baseline" refers to a control scenario in which no intervention or new action is taken. This baseline is used to establish the effects and outcomes of inaction, providing a comparative measure against which the impacts of various interventions or decisions can be assessed.</p>
<p>The Do-Nothing Baseline is a critical reference point in experimental designs, helping stakeholders and decision-makers understand the implications of non-action and providing a clearer benchmark against which to measure the efficacy and necessity of different intervention choices.</p> ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>Do-nothing baseline</termCreatedDate></term>  </Zthes>