November 2024 Comment: Protocols for Observational Studies: An Application to Regression Discontinuity Designs
Matias D. Cattaneo, Rocío Titiunik
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Statist. Sci. 39(4): 560-565 (November 2024). DOI: 10.1214/24-STS943

Abstract

In his 2022 IMS Medallion Lecture delivered at the Joint Statistical Meetings, Prof. Dylan S. Small eloquently advocated for the use of protocols in observational studies. We discuss his proposal and, inspired by his ideas, we develop a protocol for the regression discontinuity design.

Funding Statement

The first author was supported by the National Science Foundation through grants DMS-2304646 and SES-2241575.
The second author was supported by was supported by the National Science Foundation through grant SES-2241575.

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Matias D. Cattaneo. Rocío Titiunik. "Comment: Protocols for Observational Studies: An Application to Regression Discontinuity Designs." Statist. Sci. 39 (4) 560 - 565, November 2024. https://doi.org/10.1214/24-STS943

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Published: November 2024
First available in Project Euclid: 30 October 2024

Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/24-STS943

Keywords: Causal inference , observational studies , Pre-registration plans , regression discontinuity designs

Rights: Copyright © 2024 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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