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Main Authors: Wang, Wenshuo, Bakhitov, Edvard, Coey, Dominic
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.09267
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author Wang, Wenshuo
Bakhitov, Edvard
Coey, Dominic
author_facet Wang, Wenshuo
Bakhitov, Edvard
Coey, Dominic
contents We study experimentation under endogenous network interference. Interference patterns are mediated by an endogenous graph, where edges can be formed or eliminated as a result of treatment. We show that conventional estimators are biased in these circumstances, and present a class of unbiased, consistent and asymptotically normal estimators of total treatment effects in the presence of such interference. We show via simulation that our estimator outperforms existing estimators in the literature. Our results apply both to bipartite experimentation, in which the units of analysis and measurement differ, and the standard network experimentation case, in which they are the same.
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spellingShingle Experimentation on Endogenous Graphs
Wang, Wenshuo
Bakhitov, Edvard
Coey, Dominic
Methodology
We study experimentation under endogenous network interference. Interference patterns are mediated by an endogenous graph, where edges can be formed or eliminated as a result of treatment. We show that conventional estimators are biased in these circumstances, and present a class of unbiased, consistent and asymptotically normal estimators of total treatment effects in the presence of such interference. We show via simulation that our estimator outperforms existing estimators in the literature. Our results apply both to bipartite experimentation, in which the units of analysis and measurement differ, and the standard network experimentation case, in which they are the same.
title Experimentation on Endogenous Graphs
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.09267