A comparison of approaches to advertising measurement: evidence from big field experiments at Facebook

Gordon (2019) · Marketing Science · Read the paper

Gordon and colleagues compare approaches to advertising measurement using large randomised advertising experiments at Facebook. The abstract reports one finding, that observational methods often fail to accurately estimate the effects measured by the randomised experiments.

Gordon and colleagues compare approaches to advertising measurement using large randomised advertising experiments at Facebook. The abstract reports one finding, that observational methods often fail to accurately estimate the effects measured by the randomised experiments.

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Gordon, B. R., Zettelmeyer, F., Bhargava, N., & Chapsky, D. (2019). A comparison of approaches to advertising measurement: evidence from big field experiments at Facebook. Marketing Science. doi:10.1287/mksc.2018.1135