In a sharp regression discontinuity design,
A)crossing the threshold influences receipt of the treatment but is not the sole determinant.
B)the population regression line must be linear above and below the threshold.
C)Xi will in general be correlated with ui.
D)receipt of treatment is entirely determined by whether W exceeds the threshold.

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In a sharp regression discontinuity design, the treatment is assigned based solely on whether an observed variable (W) crosses a predetermined threshold, making it the sole determinant of treatment receipt.

In a Sharp Regression Discontinuity Design