Summary of Hnci: High-dimensional Network Causal Inference, by Wenqin Du et al.
HNCI: High-Dimensional Network Causal Inference
by Wenqin Du, Rundong Ding, Yingying Fan, Jinchi Lv
First submitted to arxiv on: 24 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Methodology (stat.ME)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed method of high-dimensional network causal inference (HNCI) addresses the problem of evaluating treatment or policy effectiveness in causal inference applications under network interference. This approach provides valid confidence intervals for average direct treatment effects on the treated (ADET) and neighborhood sizes for interference effects. Building upon Belloni et al.’s model setting, HNCI allows for heterogeneity in node interference neighborhood sizes. By formulating potential outcomes as linear regression coefficients, HNCI leverages existing literature to conduct valid statistical inferences with theoretical guarantees. The approach is demonstrated through simulation and real data examples. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a new method called high-dimensional network causal inference (HNCI) to evaluate the effectiveness of treatments or policies when there’s interference between people. This method gives us a range of possible values for how much a treatment can change something, as well as the size of the “neighborhood” where this effect happens. It works by looking at relationships between people and using some existing math tricks to make sure our results are reliable. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Inference » Linear regression
