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Causal inference under selection on observables in operations management research: Matching methods and synthetic controls

The majority of recent empirical papers in operations management (OM) employ observational data to investigate the causal effects of a treatment, such as program or policy adoption. However, as ...
BMJ

Causal inference in physical activity epidemiology research: an opportunity for better evidence

Decades of research have established a significant link between physical activity and health, influencing agenda setting, policy making and community awareness.1–4 However, the field continues to ...
Tech Times

LLM Data Mixture Breaks When Training Pools Shift: Causal Inference Offers Fix

LLM training data mixture optimization breaks when training pools shift — every prior proxy experiment becomes stale.
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COMP_SCI 374: Causal Graphical Models

We know that correlation does not imply causation, but careful analyses of correlations are often our only way to quantify cause and effect in domains ranging from healthcare to education. This ...
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Causal Inference and COVID: Contrasting Methods for Evaluating Pandemic Impacts Using State Assessments

This paper describes threats to making valid causal inferences about pandemic impacts on student learning based on cross-year comparisons of average test scores. The paper uses Spring 2021 test score ...