Conservative inference for counterfactuals

S Balakrishnan, E Kennedy, L Wasserman - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
In causal inference, the joint law of a set of counterfactual random variables is generally not
identified. We show that a conservative version of the joint law-corresponding to the smallest …

An approach to nonparametric inference on the causal dose response function

A Hudson, EH Geng, TA Odeny, EA Bukusi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The causal dose response curve is commonly selected as the statistical parameter of
interest in studies where the goal is to understand the effect of a continuous exposure on an …

Nonparametric Inference on Dose-Response Curves Without the Positivity Condition

Y Zhang, YC Chen, A Giessing - arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.09003, 2024 - arxiv.org
Existing statistical methods in causal inference often rely on the assumption that every
individual has some chance of receiving any treatment level regardless of its associated …

[PDF][PDF] Mimicking counterfactual outcomes for the estimation of causal effects

JJ Lok - arXiv preprint math.ST/0409045, 2004 - Citeseer
Large observational studies have become commonplace in medical research. Treatment
may be adapted to covariates at several instances without a fixed protocol. Estimation or …

Causal inference under transportability assumptions for conditional relative effect measures

G Wang, A Levis, J Steingrimsson… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
When extending inferences from a randomized trial to a new target population, an
assumption of transportability of difference effect measures (eg, conditional average …

An optimal transport approach to estimating causal effects via nonlinear difference-in-differences

W Torous, F Gunsilius, P Rigollet - Journal of Causal Inference, 2024 - degruyter.com
We propose a nonlinear difference-in-differences (DiD) method to estimate multivariate
counterfactual distributions in classical treatment and control study designs with …

Optimal transport for counterfactual estimation: A method for causal inference

A Charpentier, E Flachaire, E Gallic - Optimal Transport Statistics for …, 2023 - Springer
Many problems ask a question that can be formulated as a causal question: what would
have happened if...? For example, would the person have had surgery if he or she had been …

Generalization bounds for estimating causal effects of continuous treatments

X Wang, S Lyu, X Wu, T Wu… - Advances in Neural …, 2022 - proceedings.neurips.cc
We focus on estimating causal effects of continuous treatments (eg, dosage in medicine),
also known as dose-response function. Existing methods in causal inference for continuous …

Optimal transport weights for causal inference

E Dunipace - arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.01991, 2021 - arxiv.org
Imbalance in covariate distributions leads to biased estimates of causal effects. Weighting
methods attempt to correct this imbalance but rely on specifying models for the treatment …

Doubly robust estimation and inference for a log-concave counterfactual density

D Ham, T Westling, CR Doss - arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.19917, 2024 - arxiv.org
We consider the problem of causal inference based on observational data (or the related
missing data problem) with a binary or discrete treatment variable. In that context we study …