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  • Rdplot shows a fall after cutoff, but rdrobust gives positive and insignificant results

    rdplot Y centre, c(0) p(2)
    where I see a fall after cutoff, I have used different polynomials to check, and there is always fall after the cutoff.

    However, when I am checking with rdrobust, I am getting a positive insignificant coefficient.

    rdrobust Y centre, c(0) p(2) bwselect(msetwo) all
    Mass points detected in the running variable.

    Sharp RD estimates using local polynomial regression.

    Cutoff c = 0 | Left of c Right of c Number of obs = 6868
    -------------------+---------------------- BW type = msetwo
    Number of obs | 2627 4241 Kernel = Triangular
    Eff. Number of obs | 804 2043 VCE method = NN
    Order est. (p) | 2 2
    Order bias (q) | 3 3
    BW est. (h) | 139.110 314.657
    BW bias (b) | 217.590 406.097
    rho (h/b) | 0.639 0.775
    Unique obs | 13 33

    Outcome: iron_folic_given1. Running variable: centre.
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Method | Coef. Std. Err. z P>|z| [95% Conf. Interval]
    -------------------+------------------------------------------------------------
    Conventional | .00447 .07571 0.0590 0.953 -.14392 .152856
    Bias-corrected | .02964 .07571 0.3915 0.695 -.11875 .178027
    Robust | .02964 .09701 0.3055 0.760 -.160499 .219777
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Estimates adjusted for mass points in the running variable.

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    If only I use rdrobust with polynomial 1, i get a negative coefficient, but it is insignificant. Can anyone help me understand why?
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