MEANING
A quasi-experimental design that estimates an intervention effect from an outcome jump at a treatment-assignment cutoff.
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A quasi-experiment that uses a cutoff to compare nearly similar cases.Use for a causal design in which treatment assignment changes at a known threshold or cutoff.
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A regression discontinuity design compared applicants just above and below the eligibility threshold.
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- regression discontinuity
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