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. 2006 Apr;41(2):550–563. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00487.x

Table 1.

Regression Estimates for the Initial and Final Regression-Discontinuity Models

Variable Regression Coefficient Standard Error p
Initial model
 Constant 0.511 0.051 <.001
 Linear (Xi) 0.351 0.199 .078
 Intervention effect (Ti) −0.186 0.065 .004
 Linear interaction (XiTi) 0.269 0.219 .220
 Quadratic (Xi2) −0.158 0.179 .378
 Quadratic interaction (Xi2Ti) 0.138 0.183 .449
R2=0.228
Final model
 Constant 0.568 0.018 <.001
 Linear (Xi) 0.549 0.025 <.001
 Intervention effect (Ti) −0.213 0.038 <.001
R2=0.228

Xi is the pretest measure minus the cutoff for individual i; Ti is the treatment indicator (1 for treatment; 0 for control).