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Hypothesizing an effect size by considering individual variation

arXiv:2604.08421

Abstract

When designing and evaluating an experiment or observational study, it is useful to have a realistic hypothesis regarding the average treatment effect. We present an approach to conceptualizing this average by first considering a distribution of effects. We demonstrate with examples in medicine, economics, and psychology.

arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2302.12878

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