3 papers
stat.ME2026
Causal Estimation of Share-Induced Engagement with Flywheel Effects
Weitao Cheng, Yilin Li, Yong Wang +1
Sustainable user growth in online platforms depends not only on acquiring new users but also on reactivating and engaging existing ones through social sharing features. A well-desi…
stat.ME2026
Causal inference with dyadic data in randomized experiments
Yilin Li, Lu Deng, Yong Wang +1
Estimating treatment effects in networked settings is a central challenge in online controlled experiments, particularly on social media platforms. We investigate a scenario where…
stat.ME2026
A robust regression approach to synthetic control with interference
Peiyu He, Yilin Li, Xu Shi +1
Synthetic control methods are widely used for policy evaluation, but most existing approaches rule out interference among units, compromising validity when such effects are present…