# natural experiment

> empirical study in which individuals/clusters exposed to the experimental and control conditions are determined by factors outside the control of the investigators (nature), but the process governing the exposures arguably resembles random assignment

**Wikidata**: [Q6980675](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6980675)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_experiment)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/natural-experiment


## References

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