Do players who accept the bailout loan really quit less than those who ignore it?

A rescue offer for broke players looks great in the numbers: those who took it stay longer. But part of that is an illusion, because people who left right away never had time to take it. This entry shows how to compare the two groups fairly.

Why this works

To take help you must still be there, so people who left at once can never appear among the helped. Compare groups only from a moment when everyone is still present, and sort them by what they had done by then. Otherwise passing time looks like a cure.

When not to use it

Do not trust it as the reason for the difference. People who accept help may simply be keener players, so the result stays a hint. If you want a real answer, show the offer to a random half of players and compare those two halves.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 2 common mistakes and the fix
• 32 lines of example code with 3 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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