Guide for Simulations
design
My friends wrote a book on how to do simulations well.
Elizabeth Tipton
Professor of Statistics and Data Science
Northwestern University
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research
I develop methods for designing studies and for building evidence that decision-makers can use.
Recently
- Apr 2026 What schools want vs. what evidence can deliver — PIER seminar, Harvard Graduate School of Education.
- 2025 Elected to the National Academy of Education.
- 2025 Designing Small Evaluation Studies, with Larry Hedges — Sage.
My friends, James Pustejovsky and Luke Miratrix, wrote the book Designing Simulations in R. They are two of the best ‘simulators’ I know - they know how to put together the experimentation, analysis, and computation required - and they are excellent writers and communicators.
Students: You should use this as your guide when you begin your first simulation study.