Placebo tests at non-discontinuity points are a method used to check the validity of treatment effects in regression discontinuity designs by applying the same analysis to points where no treatment is expected to have an effect. This helps to assess whether the observed treatment effect is indeed due to the treatment itself or if it could be driven by other confounding factors. By ensuring that the treatment effect only appears at the actual cutoff, researchers can strengthen their causal inference.
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