Appendix — Revision and Evidence Map
Compact formulas, design diagnostics, worked pitfalls and a dated literature and software map
Appendix — Revision and Evidence Map
Use this appendix to retrieve a concept after completing its module. It is not a substitute for the identification argument.
Resources
- Formula and Design Map: estimands, counterfactuals, assumptions and diagnostics on one page.
- Worked Pitfalls: short cases that expose common interpretation failures.
- Reading and Software Map: selective foundational and 2021–2026 sources plus live implementation guidance.
Five-question method selector
- What treatment contrast and population define the estimand?
- Which real process creates untreated potential-outcome information?
- What is the weakest identifying assumption?
- Which observations provide support and at what level was treatment assigned?
- Which diagnostic could genuinely change the conclusion?
If question 2 has no answer, changing estimators is not yet progress.