## Metadata - Author: [[tilman-drerup|Tilman Drerup]] - Full Title:: Optimizing at the Edge: Using Regression Discontinuity Designs to Power Decision-Making - Category:: #🗞️Articles - Document Tags:: [[causal-analysis|Causal Analysis]], - URL:: https://news.dataelixir.com/t/t-l-etkkhhl-yuuitdetk-u/ - Finished date:: [[2024-08-20]] ## Highlights >  ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j5r98c1xee9q04105a7xg3t3)) >  ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j5r98c2t3h9pq7nnp6cz3wvj)) > This drop thus presents us with a *local* average treatment effect (LATE) for the impact of the expanded delivery window. This effect is local only since it’s only valid for the customers just to the left and to the right of the cutoff. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j5r98amwvjyq8k2k51czfax2))