Estimates of causal effects can be applied to the majority of the sample in which one of the following conditions?
A) when there is balance
B) when there is a great deal of overlap between the propensity score distributions of the groups
C) where there are large effects between treated and untreated cases
D) when there are differential distributions of covariates

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The region of common support is the area of overlap between propensity score distributions. Ideally, there should be much overlap, which allows estimates of causal effects to apply to all/nearly all of the sample (Thoemmes & Kim, 2011).

Estimates of Causal Effects Can Be Applied to the Majority