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Author: drbenvincent

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+Glossary
+========
+
+.. glossary::
+   :sorted:
+
+   ANCOVA
+      Analysis of covariance is a simple linear model, typically with one continuous predictor (the covariate) and a catgeorical variable (which may correspond to treatment or control group). In the context of this package, ANCOVA could be useful in pre-post treatment designs, either with or without random assignment. This is similar to the approach of difference in differences, but only applicable with a single pre and post treatment measure.
+
+   Average treatment effect
+   ATE
+      The average treatement effect across all units.
+
+   Average treatment effect on the treated
+   ATT
+      The average effect of the treatment on the units that recieved it. Also called Treatment on the treated.
+
+   Change score analysis
+      A statistical procedure where the outcome variable is the difference between the posttest and protest scores.
+
+   Comparative interrupted time-series design
+   CITS
+      An interrupted time series design with added comparison time series observations.
+
+   Confound
+      Anything besides the treatment which varies across the treatment and control conditions.
+
+   Counterfactual
+      A hypothetical outcome that could or will occur under specific hypothetical circumstances.
+
+   Difference in differences
+   DiD
+      Analysis where the treatment effect is estimated as a difference between treatment conditions in the differences between pre-treatment to post treatment observations.
+
+   Interrupted time series design
+   ITS
+      A quasi-experimental design to estimate a treatment effect where a series of observations are collected before and after a treatment. No control group is present.
+
+   Non-equivalent group designs
+   NEGD
+      A quasi-experimental design where units are assigned to conditions non-randomly, and not according to a running variable (see Regression discontinuity design).
+
+   One-group posttest-only design
+      A design where a single group is exposed to a treatment and assessed on an outcome measure. There is no pretest measure or comparison group.
+
+   Panel data
+      Time series data collected on multiple units where the same units are observed at each time point.
+
+   Pretest-posttest design
+      A quasi-experimental design where the treatment effect is estimated by comparing an outcome measure before and after treatment.
+
+   Quasi-experiment
+      An empirical comparison used to estimate the effects of a treatment where units are not assigned to conditions at random.
+
+   Random assignment
+      Where units are assigned to conditions at random.
+
+   Randomized experiment
+      An emprical comparison used to estimate the effects of treatments where units are assigned to treatment conditions randomly.
+
+   Regression discontinuity design
+      A quasi–experimental comparison to estimate a treatment effect where units are assigned to treatment conditions based on a cut-off score on a quantitative assignment variable (aka running variable).
+
+   Sharp regression discontinuity design
+      A Regression discontinuity design where allocation to treatment or control is determined by a sharp threshold / step function.
+
+   Synthetic control method
+      The synthetic control method is a statistical method used to evaluate the effect of an intervention in comparative case studies. It involves the construction of a weighted combination of groups used as controls, to which the treatment group is compared.
+
+   Treatment on the treated effect
+   TOT
+      The average effect of the treatment on the units that recieved it. Also called the average treatment effect on the treated (ATT).
+
+   Treatment effect
+      The difference in outcomes between what happened after a treatment is implemented and what would have happened (see Counterfactual) if the treatment had not been implemented, assuming everything else had been the same.
+
+   Wilkinson notation
+      A notation for describing statistical models :footcite:p:`wilkinson1973symbolic`.
+
+
+References
+==========
+.. footbibliography::