Selection Bias: The fundamental difference in outcome between two groups when treatment is not applied. In experiments, we use the outcome of the “control” group as a surrogate for what would have happened to the treatment group. When the treatment effect is calculated, it is the sum of the causal effect and the selection bias.
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