"Regression-Discontinuity Design" by Any Other Name Might Be Less Problematic.

Stanley, T. D.

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ERIC Number: EJ435140

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Publication Date: 1991

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"Regression-Discontinuity Design" by Any Other Name Might Be Less Problematic.

Stanley, T. D.

Evaluation Review, v15 n5 p605-24 Oct 1991

W. M. K. Trochim and others defend the record of the regression-discontinuity (RD) design and blur the statistical tests for treatment effect. Their Monte Carlo results show the problematic nature of RD and its potential bias. New testing strategies and restrictions for the application of RD are proposed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Equations (Mathematics), Error of Measurement, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Problems, Mathematical Models, Monte Carlo Methods, Statistical Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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