Contrast OLS, DiD, and PSM assumptions

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Contrast three ways to estimate whether a free employee shuttle raised participation at sites the business chose to equip: OLS, difference-in-differences, and propensity score matching. Write each regression, state the identifying assumptions, and name the violations to expect when assignment was not random.

Contrast OLS, DiD, and PSM assumptions

Company: Amazon

Role: Data Scientist

Category: Statistics & Math

Difficulty: medium

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Overview: Contrast three ways to estimate whether a free employee shuttle raised participation at sites the business chose to equip: OLS, difference-in-differences, and propensity score matching. Write each regression, state the identifying assumptions, and name the violations to expect when assignment was not random.

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Oct 13, 2025
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