In the Event That There Is an Acceptable Model of the Data-Generating

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the event that there is an acceptable model of the data-generating process within which the treatment effect is identified using samples from the population, but the 95% confidence level of the treatment effect contains both large negative and large positive values, what might be an appropriate step for the analyst to do?

• A) Collect more data.
• B) Re-run the experiment.
• C) Consider alternative data populations (e.g., additional variables) before attempting to estimate the effect.
• D) Run a probit/logit model.

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