Causal Inference in Practice

Overview

This page organizes my work on causal inference — from foundational concepts to applied modeling in marketing, experimentation, and decisioning.

The focus is on estimating causal effects, understanding heterogeneity, and making better decisions under uncertainty.


Foundations: From Association to Causation

Core concepts behind causal reasoning and why correlation is not enough.


Randomized Experiments

Understanding causal effects through controlled experiments.


Observational Causal Inference

Estimating causal effects when randomization is not available.


Heterogeneous Treatment Effects (CATE & Uplift)

Understanding who responds, not just whether something works.


Bayesian & Decision-Focused Causal Modeling

Incorporating uncertainty into decision-making.


Structural Causal Models

Moving from treatment-effect estimation toward mechanism-level reasoning and counterfactual analysis.

Key ideas:

  • Moving beyond average effect estimation
  • Making assumptions explicit with causal graphs
  • Using refutation and counterfactual reasoning
  • Connecting estimation to intervention and policy analysis

How to Navigate

If you’re new to causal inference:

  1. Start with Association vs Causation
  2. Move to Experiments
  3. Then explore Observational methods
  4. Finally, go into CATE and Bayesian decisioning

Why This Matters

In real-world systems — marketing, product, and credit — decisions are not made on predictions alone.

They require understanding:

  • What causes outcomes
  • What works for whom
  • How uncertain those effects are

This collection reflects that journey from theory → estimation → decisioning.