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Peer reviewedStanley, T. D. – Evaluation Review, 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)
