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Metalearners for Estimating Heterogeneous Treatment Effects using Machine Learning

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AuthorsSoren R. Kunzel, Jasjeet S. Sekhon, Peter J. Bickel, Bin Yu
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Year2019
DOI10.1073/pnas.1804597116
Citations1,243

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What problem it solves

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How it works

The standard S-learner, T-learner, and X-learner framing for estimating heterogeneous treatment effects with machine learning.

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