Randomization Inference for Outcomes with Clumping at Zero

Luke Keele and Luke Miratrix

The American Statistician, 2019, vol. 73, issue 2, 141-150

Abstract: While randomization inference is well developed for continuous and binary outcomes, there has been comparatively little work for outcomes with nonnegative support and clumping at zero. Typically, outcomes of this type have been modeled using parametric models that impose strong distributional assumptions. This article proposes new randomization inference procedures for nonnegative outcomes with clumping at zero. Instead of making distributional assumptions, we propose various assumptions about the nature of the response to treatment and use permutation inference for both testing and estimation. This approach allows for some natural goodness-of-fit tests for model assessment, as well as flexibility in selecting test statistics sensitive to different potential alternatives. We illustrate our approach using two randomized trials, where job training interventions were designed to increase earnings of participants.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/00031305.2017.1385535

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