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An additional analysis testing whether a finding remains similar under reasonable alternative assumptions, samples, or model specifications.
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Describe an analysis that checks whether a finding depends on one modeling choice.Use when evaluating whether a result depends on one sample, measure, specification, or assumption.
Words that belong together
- run a robustness check
- robustness checks across specifications
- robustness check using alternative measures
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As a robustness check, the analyst excluded the two largest cities and reran the model.
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- Base
- robustness check
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Usage notes
Alternative choices should be justified in advance; stable results increase confidence but do not prove the model is correct.
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