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A causal-inference assumption that treatment assignment is independent of potential outcomes, conditional on observed covariates.
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Name conditional absence of unmeasured confounding.Makes the key identification assumption explicit rather than hiding it behind model language.
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- assume unconfoundedness
- conditional unconfoundedness
- unconfoundedness given covariates
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The estimate relies on unconfoundedness after conditioning on measured age, income, and baseline health.
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- unconfoundedness
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A substantive causal assumption, generally not verifiable from observed data alone; conclusions should address its plausibility and sensitivity.
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