Multiple Choice
In the context of regression analysis, a variable that allows us to isolate the causal effect of a treatment on an outcome due to its exogenous correlation with the treatment is known as a(n) :
A) instrumental variable.
B) control variable.
C) difference in difference estimator.
D) dummy variable.
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