Explanation in Causal Inference¶
VanderWeele, T. J. (2015). Explanation in Causal Inference: Methods for Mediation and Interaction. Oxford University Press.
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Primes¶
- Confounding
This sourceTreats mediation and interaction within the causal-inference framework, including confounding of mediator–outcome relationships. (Bibliography only — link added.)
Mechanisms¶
- Treatment Interaction Analysis
- Its strength is improved attribution: it dissolves the false "it worked / it failed" verdict by showing that a treatment's effect is conditional, and it is the standard way to detect an enabling co-treatment or a harmed subgroup that an average effect buries.
This sourceExplains interaction as conditional or heterogeneous treatment effect and describes methods for identifying subgroups for whom treatment is beneficial or harmful.
- Its strength is improved attribution: it dissolves the false "it worked / it failed" verdict by showing that a treatment's effect is conditional, and it is the standard way to detect an enabling co-treatment or a harmed subgroup that an average effect buries.
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