In a natural experiment,
A) similar people face very different circumstances.
B) the circumstances of otherwise identical people differ entirely by chance.
C) the circumstances of one group of people is compared to a "control" group of people.
D) similar people face very similar circumstances.

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In a natural experiment, the circumstances of otherwise identical people differ entirely by chance. This allows for a comparison between groups who, on average, are similar in all other relevant ways except for the circumstance being studied. This helps to isolate the effect of the variable being studied while controlling for other factors.

In a Natural Experiment