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ERIC Number: ED652229
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Mar
Pages: 6
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konfound: An R Sensitivity Analysis Package to Quantify the Robustness of Causal Inferences
Sarah Narvaiz; Qinyun Lin; Joshua M. Rosenberg; Kenneth A. Frank; Spiro J. Maroulis; Wei Wang; Ran Xu
Grantee Submission, Journal of Open Source Software v9 n95 p5779-5785 2024
Sensitivity analysis, a statistical method crucial for validating inferences across disciplines, quantifies the conditions that could alter conclusions (Razavi et al., 2021). One line of work is rooted in linear models and foregrounds the sensitivity of inferences to the strength of omitted variables (Cinelli & Hazlett, 2019; Frank, 2000). A more recent approach is rooted in the potential outcomes framework for causal inference and foregrounds how hypothetical changes in a sample would alter an inference if such cases were otherwise observed (Frank et al., 2008, 2013; Frank & Min, 2007; Xu et al., 2019). One sensitivity measure is the "Impact Threshold of a Confounding Variable," or ITCV, which generates statements about the correlation of an omitted, confounding variable with both a predictor of interest and the outcome (Frank, 2000). The ITCV index can be calculated for any linear model. The "Robustness of an Inference to Replacement," RIR, assesses how replacing a certain percentage of cases with counterfactuals of zero treatment effect could nullify an inference (Frank et al., 2013). The RIR index is more general than the ITCV index.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305D220022