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Research methods

an observational study in which nature or policy assigns treatment as if at random.

In research methods, natural experiment refers to an observational study in which nature or policy assigns treatment as if at random. This meaning comes from Dunning (2008) in Political Research Quarterly.[1]

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References

Dunning, T. (2008). Improving Causal Inference: Strengths and Limitations of Natural Experiments. Political Research Quarterly, 61(2), 282-293. https://doi.org/10.1177/1065912907306470

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