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Regression Discontinuity Design

Regression discontinuity (RD) exploits a known threshold in a running variable (also called score, forcing variable, or assignment variable) that determines treatment assignment. Units just above and just below the cutoff are assumed to be comparable in all respects except treatment status, creating a local quasi-experiment at the cutoff.

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Licence
MIT
Source file
bhanneke/E2ER-project/blob/orgsci-mvp/skills/files/econometrics/rdd.md
Identifier
e2er/econometrics/rdd

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@software{e2ercontributors2026regressiondiscontinuityd,
  title   = {Regression Discontinuity Design},
  author  = {E2ER contributors},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {E2ER skill. Persistent identifier planned},
  url     = {https://github.com/bhanneke/E2ER-project/blob/orgsci-mvp/skills/files/econometrics/rdd.md}
}
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Description

Data model
Discipline
Economics
Method family
Empirical (quantitative)
Design
Regression discontinuity
Research stage
Data analysis
Contributors
E2ER contributors (Software, Methodology)
Usage
not used in published research yet · Examples: 1 example template, 5 example studies
Source
E2ER repository · skills/files · @3b91f0e
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skill:e2er/econometrics/rdd · JSON

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