Consistent for the Wrong Estimand: A Declare-Diagnose-Reconcile Framework for Estimand-Estimator Mismatch in Modern Causal Inference
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: This upload contains the full manuscript PDF of "Consistent for the Wrong Estimand: A Declare-Diagnose-Reconcile Framework for Estimand-Estimator Mismatch in Modern Causal Inference". The paper develops a three-step inferential discipline (Declare, Diagnose, Reconcile) for handling estimand-estimator mismatch in modern causal inference and illustrates the framework across multiple applied methods.
Author: Pan, Guanghui
Institution: University of Oxford
Language: English
Subfield: Statistics and Probability
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7161289337
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