Project

Optimal estimation of nuisance paramters and models in causal inference

Code
3F027211
Looptijd
01-10-2011 → 30-09-2015
Financiering
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Onderzoeksdisciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Applied mathematics in specific fields
    • Statistics
    • Numerical methods
Trefwoorden
nuisance parameters nuisance modellen MSE semiparametrische efficiëntie causale besluitvorming
 
Projectomschrijving

Inferring cause-effect relationships is often hindered by the presence of confounders. Hence, we need to build statistical models to adjust for these confounders. However, these models are not of scientific interest. This project focuses on optimal estimation of nuisance parameters indexing these models and the optimal choice of these nuisance models, both by minimizing the MSE of the causal effect.