Which of the Following Is a Diagnostic Test to Assess

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a diagnostic test to assess the appropriateness of using a RD model?

• A) Use a histogram in order to make sure there is clustering on one side of the cutoff.
• B) Run a RD model and see if the effect is statistically significant
• C) Run a RD using other covariates as the dependent variable.
• D) See if the results are the same using each cutoff separately.

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