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Components of Theoretical Estimand - Example: Employment Rate Among U.S. Adults

1- Estimated Rate: 1ni=1nYi\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n Y_{i}

  • Target population: Mean over every i among U.S. adults
  • Unit-specific quantity (YiY_{i}): Whether each i is employed

2- Causal question: How would the probability of employment differ if we enrolled a randomly chosen individual in job training or not? 1ni=1n(Yi(1)Yi(0))\frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=1}^n \left( Y_{i}(1) - Y_{i}(0) \right)

  • Target population: Mean over every i among U.S. adults
  • Unit-specific quantity: Whether each i is employed
    • Yi(1)Y_{i}(1): Employment if enrolled in job training
    • Yi(0)Y_{i}(0): Employment if not enrolled in job training

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Updated 2021-12-14

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