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Bias of the regression estimator for experiments using clustered random assignment

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This paper shows that regression may be biased for cluster randomized experiments. For one application bias tends to zero when the number of clusters is large but for another, regression is not consistent. Results underscore Freedman's [Freedman D.A., 2008. On regression adjustments to experimental data. Advances in Applied Mathematics 40, 180-193] insight that randomization does not justify regression assumptions.

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  • Middleton, Joel A., 2008. "Bias of the regression estimator for experiments using clustered random assignment," Statistics & Probability Letters, Elsevier, vol. 78(16), pages 2654-2659, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:stapro:v:78:y:2008:i:16:p:2654-2659
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    1. John M. Williamson & Somnath Datta & Glen A. Satten, 2003. "Marginal Analyses of Clustered Data When Cluster Size Is Informative," Biometrics, The International Biometric Society, vol. 59(1), pages 36-42, March.
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