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difference in differences

social sciences statistical technique that mimics an experimental research design using observational study data by studying the differential effect of a treatment on a 'treatment group' versus a 'control group' in a natural experiment
Class type of: natural experiment Q5275276

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Instance of
scientific method
Short name
DiD, DD[3][4]
Subclass of
natural experiment[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en doubles differences en DD en DiD en difference in differences ar الاختلاف في الاختلافات de Differenz von Differenzen es Diferencias en diferencias fa تفاوت در اختلافات fr méthode des doubles différences fr DiD fr différences de différences fr différences en différences fr doubles différences ja 差分の差分法 ko 이중 차분 pl Metoda różnicy w różnicach pt Diferença nas diferenças sv Difference-in-difference uk різниця в різницях zh 双重差分
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OpenAlex ID
C33880087
Freebase ID
/m/099rv7
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
33880087
STW Thesaurus for Economics ID
30227-3
Stack Exchange tag
economics.stackexchange.com

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scientific method
Subclass of 1
natural experiment
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Summary

difference in differences is a scientific method[1].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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