Lundberg, I., Johnson, R., & Stewart, B. (2020, January 7). What is Your Estimand? Defining the Target Quantity Connects Statistical Evidence to Theory. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/ba67n

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Topics can be studied from many perspectives, which can all yield their own respective insight into the bigger picture (each can contribute a new "dimension" of understanding).

Levels of analysis

- We should all ask one question when thinking about quantitative talks or articles: What is the estimand? 
- The estimate is an object of inquiry, and it talks about the precise quantity about which data we use to make an inference.
- Framework for quantitative social sciences when making a precise statement. 
 

Introduction Of Setting the Target 


The point of this article is clearly identified by a question in the abstract: 
- "Every quantitative study must be able to answer this question: what is your estimand?" 
- The Estimand is defined as a way to tell the purpose of the statistical analysis. It creates attention to what we do when Estimating. There are three things one should follow when identifying an estimand, and that is (1) set a theoretical estimand, and (2) link it to an empirical estimand, (3) learn from the data 
- By following these steps, we can connect statistical estimates to theory. 

Abstract Of Setting the target 

What is your Estimand? Defining the target Quantity Connects Statistical Evidence to Theory  

Details a proposed link between theory and evidence 

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