Initial_CONT_CONT

function that samples initial values for fuzzy LoTTA model with a ontinuous prior and continuous outcomes

internal

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_CONT_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>y</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>outcome 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 fuzzy LoTTA model with a ontinuous prior and continuous outcomes — Initial_CONT_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>y</dt>
<dd><ul>
<li>outcome 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_CONT_CONT: function that samples initial values for fuzzy LoTTA model with a ontinuous prior and continuous outcomes

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Arguments