From real‐world patient data to individualized treatment effects using machine learning: current and future methods to address underlying challenges
Clinical decision making needs to be supported by evidence that treatments are beneficial to
individual patients. Although randomized control trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for …
individual patients. Although randomized control trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for …
Causal inference methods for combining randomized trials and observational studies: a review
The supplementary material contains details on treatment effect estimation performed
separately on RCT data (Section A) and on observational data (Section B), derivations of the …
separately on RCT data (Section A) and on observational data (Section B), derivations of the …
Why are big data matrices approximately low rank?
Matrices of (approximate) low rank are pervasive in data science, appearing in movie
preferences, text documents, survey data, medical records, and genomics. While there is a …
preferences, text documents, survey data, medical records, and genomics. While there is a …
Evaluation methods and measures for causal learning algorithms
The convenient access to copious multifaceted data has encouraged machine learning
researchers to reconsider correlation-based learning and embrace the opportunity of …
researchers to reconsider correlation-based learning and embrace the opportunity of …
Adapting text embeddings for causal inference
Does adding a theorem to a paper affect its chance of acceptance? Does labeling a post
with the author's gender affect the post popularity? This paper develops a method to …
with the author's gender affect the post popularity? This paper develops a method to …
Using machine learning to identify heterogeneous impacts of agri-environment schemes in the EU: a case study
Abstract Legislators in the European Union have long been concerned with the
environmental impact of farming activities and introduced so-called agri-environment …
environmental impact of farming activities and introduced so-called agri-environment …
Off-policy evaluation in infinite-horizon reinforcement learning with latent confounders
Off-policy evaluation (OPE) in reinforcement learning is an important problem in settings
where experimentation is limited, such as healthcare. But, in these very same settings …
where experimentation is limited, such as healthcare. But, in these very same settings …
Estimating treatment effects from irregular time series observations with hidden confounders
Causal analysis for time series data, in particular estimating individualized treatment effect
(ITE), is a key task in many real world applications, such as finance, retail, healthcare, etc …
(ITE), is a key task in many real world applications, such as finance, retail, healthcare, etc …
[HTML][HTML] Untangling the complexity of multimorbidity with machine learning
The prevalence of multimorbidity has been increasing in recent years, posing a major
burden for health care delivery and service. Understanding its determinants and impact is …
burden for health care delivery and service. Understanding its determinants and impact is …
Imputation and low-rank estimation with missing not at random data
Missing values challenge data analysis because many supervised and unsupervised
learning methods cannot be applied directly to incomplete data. Matrix completion based on …
learning methods cannot be applied directly to incomplete data. Matrix completion based on …