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New method reliably selects heterogeneous treatment effect estimators

Researchers have developed a novel procedure for selecting the most effective heterogeneous treatment effect (HTE) estimators, particularly in scenarios where the true treatment effect cannot be directly observed. This method frames the selection process as a multiple testing problem and utilizes a cross-fitted, exponentially weighted test statistic. A key innovation is a two-way sample splitting technique that separates nuisance estimation from weight learning, ensuring stability for accurate inference and providing reliable error control. AI

IMPACT This research offers a more reliable way to select the best machine learning models for estimating treatment effects, potentially improving decision-making in fields that rely on causal inference.

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New method reliably selects heterogeneous treatment effect estimators

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Jiayi Guo, Zijun Gao ·

    Reliable Selection of Heterogeneous Treatment Effect Estimators

    arXiv:2511.18464v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We study the problem of selecting the best heterogeneous treatment effect (HTE) estimator from a collection of candidates in settings where the treatment effect is fundamentally unobserved. We cast estimator selection as a multi…