Title 8.3. Isolating Front Door Path.pdf ✅

pacmann.io © 2022 – Pacmann AI 17 Isolating Front Door Path
pacmann.io © 2022 – Pacmann AI 18 Idea of Isolating Front Door Path ● When analyzing a treatment variable, ● There are different reasons or causes that contribute to its variation. Treatment A B C Outcome
pacmann.io © 2022 – Pacmann AI 19 ● If there are multiple causes (A, B, C) for treatment, Each cause becomes a reason why treatment varies across individuals. ● An endogenous variable is one that is caused by another variable in the diagram (has back door) Treatment A B C Outcome Source of Endogeneity Idea of Isolating Front Door Path
pacmann.io © 2022 – Pacmann AI 20 Treatment A B C Randomization Outcome Source of Exogeneity Idea of Isolating Front Door Path ● On the other hand, random assignment is exogenous ● it means the treatment is not caused by any other variables in the diagram ● It has no back doors