2 papers
stat.ME2026
Which Effect of Race? Causal Inference without Holding All Else Equal
Thomas Leavitt
Empirical studies of racial discrimination vary race while holding nonracial traits fixed, a design the literature defends as what credible inference requires. This defense bundles…
stat.ME2026
Sequential Sensitivity Analysis for Multiple Assumptions: A Framework for Understanding Racial Disparity in Police Use of Force
Thomas Leavitt, Jake Bowers, Luke Miratrix
Inferring racial discrimination in police use of force -- the average causal effect of civilian race on use of force -- requires two assumptions about policing prior to potential u…