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Regression Discontinuity - Institute for Policy Research

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2. Manipulation of the<br />

assignment variable<br />

• Occurs when participants manipulate assignment<br />

scores to receive or avoid treatment.<br />

• Different from “overrides to the cutoff” because<br />

researcher does not know what scores – and<br />

treatment assignment – participants should have<br />

received.<br />

• No definitive test <strong>for</strong> knowing when it occurs, but<br />

graphical analysis can help detect when it does.

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