Table 1.
Regression Estimates for the Initial and Final Regression-Discontinuity Models
Variable | Regression Coefficient | Standard Error | p |
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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).