The law of large numbers ensures that randomly assigned groups are statistically identical not just on average but in their full distributions, so any difference in outcomes can be attributed to the one variable being manipulated—making randomized results transparent and not requiring trust in the statistician.

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Ian Ayres

Evidence Quote

there's a bit of trust me statistics about it that the... a lot of readers who are not statistically sophisticated they just have to trust that you control for the right things

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Ian Ayres on Super Crunchers and the Power of Data 10/22/2007EconTalk
Created: 6/17/2026, 10:31:42 AM

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