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Bayesian Counterfactual Impact Evaluation

Bayesian Counterfactual Impact Evaluation estimates the causal effect of an intervention by constructing a Bayesian posterior distribution over the counterfactual outcome — what would have happened without treatment. The method, popularized by Brodersen et al. (2015) through the CausalImpact framework, uses Bayesian structural time-series models fitted on the pre-intervention period to predict the counterfactual trajectory, then compares observed post-intervention outcomes to that prediction.

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Bayesian Counterfactual Impact Evaluation
Taxonomic method record · regression-model / causal-inference
  • Brodersen, K. H., Gallusser, F., Koehler, J., Remy, N., & Scott, S. L. (2015). Inferring causal impact using Bayesian structural time-series models. Annals of Applied Statistics, 9(1), 247-274. · DOI 10.1214/14-AOAS788
  • Rubin, D. B. (2005). Causal inference using potential outcomes: Design, modeling, decisions. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 100(469), 322-331. · DOI 10.1198/016214504000001880
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Taxonomic bucketBayesian Difference-in-Differencesmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketCausal Impact Analysismachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketCounterfactual Impact Evaluationmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyDifference-in-Differencesmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketSynthetic Control Methodmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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