Interrupted time series

Mrs. Young | July 17, 2025

This method also belongs to 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

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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)

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  • B

Packages

Python

R

Code Cells

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Assessment table

CategoryCriteriaAssessment
OutcomeObjectiveEffect estimation, Detection
 EstimandATT, Maps & generalisations, Others
 ValidityInternal
Data compatibilityTypeTime-series (one sample)
 Required TS length≥ 10
 Handles few samplesInapplicable
 Handles huge datasets (n)No
 Handles missing dataNo: requires prelim. correction
 RS-data provenYes
AssumptionsFunctional formLinear, Log-linear
 No unobserved confoundersRequired
 No interferenceRequired
 Well-defined treatmentsRequired
 Common support (positivity)Recommended
 Causal Markov ConditionDesirable
 FaithfulnessDesirable
 IDDRecommended
 Model specific assumptionStationarity, B/A treatment obs.
Model propertiesRequires explicit processesInapplicable
 Exposure typeBinary
 Number of variablesUnivariate, Bivariate
 Handles lag effectsYes
 Propagates uncertaintyModel-specific tools
 Parametric natureParametric
PackagesLanguageR, Python
 UsageUser-friendly

References