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Synthetic Control
A statistical method that builds a weighted combination of untreated markets to mimic what a treated market would have done without the campaign, used in geo experiments where a single matched control market is not available. The basis of Google's and Meta's geo lift tools.
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Agency Echelon. "Synthetic Control." Agency Echelon Reference, reviewed September 2026. https://agencyechelon.com/reference/glossary/synthetic-control/