Validity and the Regression-Discontinuity (RD) Design

Quiz

By: Rosemary H. Walkley, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University

This quiz tests your knowledge of the regression-discontinuity design of quasi-experimental research. Don't let the big words scare you - the quiz is designed to let you learn as you go! There are 12 questions in all. You'll know you have the right answer when you see the yellow smiley face, but watch out for the green one. That face indicates a wrong answer.

Visit Trochim's Knowledge Base for information on internal validity for helpful background or the regression-discontinuity design pages to brush up on that first. Or, you can try the tutorial page on the subject.

We'll start with some general questions on the RD design. Just click on Question 1.