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The effect of personal canvassing on voter turnout in New Haven
| Statistics | Relationship between experimental subgroups and voter turnout
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|---|---|---|---|
| Control group (no personal contact) | Treatment group | Treatment group (actual contact) | |
| Percentage voting, % | 44.63 | 46.88 | 59.19 |
| Number of persons | 23,921 | 4,509 | 1,605 |
| Contact rate, % | — | — | 35.60 |
| Estimated effect of personal contact on voter turnout | |||
| Turnout differential (2.25%)/contact rate (35.60%) = 6.33% (±2.27% SEM) | |||
