Explain a Business Project That Used Causal Inference
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Prepare a causal-inference project answer covering the business decision, identification assumptions, uncertainty, and lessons for a repeat study.
Explain a Business Project That Used Causal Inference
Describe a time you used causal inference to solve a business issue. Explain the identification challenge, the method you chose, and how the evidence informed a decision. What would you change if you repeated the project? Use your actual experience and make assumptions and limitations explicit.
Hints
Hint 1
Name the counterfactual: Explain what would have happened to the treated group without the intervention and how your design estimates it.
Follow-up questions
- Which assumption was most vulnerable, and what evidence could undermine it?
- How would you explain an inconclusive estimate to the decision owner?
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