Initial_treatment_CONT

function that samples initial values for the treatment model with a continuous prior

Implementation of the LoTTA (Local Trimmed Taylor Approximation) model
described in "Bayesian Regression Discontinuity Design with Unknown Cutoff"
by Kowalska, van de Wiel, van der Pas (2024) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2406.11585>.

Julia Kowalska

LoTTA

Bayesian Inference in Regression Discontinuity Designs

Initial_treatment_CONT function

<dl><dt>x</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>score data</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>t</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>treatment data</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>C_start</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>posterior samples of cutoff location
obtained through "cutoff_initial_CONT.txt"</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>clb</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>left end of an interval on which the prior is supported</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>cub</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>right end of an interval on which the prior is supported</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>lb</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>minimum window size</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>ubr</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>maximum value of the window's right boundary point</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>ubl</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>minimum value of the window's left boundary point</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>s</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>seed</li>
</ul></dd>
<dt>jlb</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>minimum jump size</li>
</ul></dd></dl>

Arguments

function that samples initial values for the treatment model with a continuous prior — Initial_treatment_CONT

<dl>

<dt>x</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>score data</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>t</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>treatment data</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>C_start</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>posterior samples of cutoff location
obtained through "cutoff_initial_CONT.txt"</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>clb</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>left end of an interval on which the prior is supported</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>cub</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>right end of an interval on which the prior is supported</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>lb</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>minimum window size</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>ubr</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>maximum value of the window's right boundary point</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>ubl</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>minimum value of the window's left boundary point</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>s</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>seed</li>
</ul></dd>


<dt>jlb</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>minimum jump size</li>
</ul></dd>

</dl>

Initial_treatment_CONT: function that samples initial values for the treatment model with a continuous prior

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Arguments