RCTs

Mrs. Young | July 17, 2025

This method also belongs to Ecology-guided Modelling and Adjusted methods (Backdoor C.).

Table of Contents

  1. Description & principle
  2. Reference articles
  3. Packages
  4. Assessment table

Description & principle

A clear, technical yet accessible explanation of the method, its core principle(s).

Major variants

optional

If the method has variants that seem important, either already widespread or promising and well documented.

Further online resources

References to useful online resources to get started, e.g. explanation blogs

Reference articles

Method

  • One or a few key academic references that introduce or formalize the method.

Research applications

With RS data in Ecology / Biodiversity

  • A

Without RS data (Ecology domain)

optional

  • B

Packages

Python

R

Code Cells

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Assessment table

CategoryCriteriaAssessment
OutcomeObjectiveEffect estimation, Causal relationship(s), Detection
 EstimandATT, ATE, CATE, Mediation effects, Oriented link, Risk ratios, Others
 ValidityExternal
Data compatibilityTypeSpatial only (cross-sectional), Panel data (many samples)
 Required TS lengthHandles ≤ 10
 Handles few samplesYes CT design
 Handles huge datasets (n)No
 Handles missing dataPartially
 RS-data provenNo
AssumptionsFunctional formInapplicable
 No unobserved confoundersRelaxes assumption
 No interferenceRequired
 Well-defined treatmentsRequired
 Common support (positivity)Required
 Causal Markov ConditionInapplicable
 FaithfulnessRelaxes assumption
 IDDRecommended
 Model specific assumptionNo specific
Model propertiesRequires explicit processesAgnostic
 Exposure typeBinary, Categorical
 Number of variablesBivariate, Multivariate
 Handles lag effectsPossible
 Propagates uncertaintyModel-specific tools
 Parametric natureInapplicable
PackagesLanguageInapplicable
 UsageInapplicable

References