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  • Causal Inference

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  • Sequential positivity is crucial for causal inference but difficult to verify.
  • Existing methods rely on potentially misspecified propensity score models.
  • Violations of sequential positivity can bias results in observational studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a new algorithm, sequential Positivity Regression Tree (sPoRT), for verifying the sequential positivity assumption.
  • To identify subgroups violating sequential positivity and understand the nature of these violations.
  • To provide practical solutions and insights for handling positivity violations.

Main Methods:

  • Developed the sequential Positivity Regression Tree (sPoRT) algorithm.
  • sPoRT offers versions for static/dynamic treatment strategies, stratifying/pooling over time.
  • Demonstrated sPoRT using a real-world HIV treatment timing study.

Main Results:

  • The sPoRT algorithm is easy to use and provides interpretable results for epidemiologists.
  • Identified specific subgroups exhibiting positivity violations.
  • An R notebook is available for practical implementation of sPoRT.

Conclusions:

  • sPoRT effectively identifies interpretable subgroups violating sequential positivity.
  • Facilitates easy identification of patterns and trends in confounders.
  • Offers practical recommendations for addressing positivity violations in causal inference.