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dml_core/model/
irm.rs

1//! Interactive regression model (IRM) for a binary treatment:
2//!
3//! ```text
4//! Y = g(D, X) + U,   E[U | X, D] = 0
5//! D = m(X) + V,      E[V | X] = 0,   m(X) = P(D = 1 | X)
6//! ```
7//!
8//! Targets the average treatment effect (ATE) or the average treatment effect
9//! on the treated (ATTE) with the doubly robust (AIPW) score.
10
11use ndarray::{Array1, Array2, ArrayView1, ArrayView2};
12
13use super::{
14    dml_model_api, CateSignal, LinearScoreModel, NuisanceTarget, ScoreEstimate, ScoreInput,
15};
16use crate::compat::np_mean;
17use crate::crossfit::{cross_fit_predict_proba, cross_fit_predict_subset, Fold, SampleSplitting};
18use crate::data::DmlData;
19use crate::error::{DmlError, Result};
20use crate::learner::{Classifier, Regressor};
21use crate::propensity::{adjust_propensity, Calibration};
22use crate::score::LinearScore;
23use crate::sensitivity::{Nu2Parts, SensitivityParts};
24
25/// Target parameter of [`Irm`].
26#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
27pub enum IrmScore {
28    /// `E[g(1, X) − g(0, X)]`
29    #[default]
30    Ate,
31    /// `E[g(1, X) − g(0, X) | D = 1]`
32    Atte,
33}
34
35/// IRM estimator: `ml_g` learns `E[Y | D = d, X]` (fitted separately on the
36/// treated and control rows of each training fold), `ml_m` learns the
37/// propensity score `P(D = 1 | X)`.
38pub struct Irm {
39    ml_g: Box<dyn Regressor>,
40    ml_m: Box<dyn Classifier>,
41    score: IrmScore,
42    clipping_threshold: f64,
43    calibration: Calibration,
44    normalize_ipw: bool,
45    weights: Option<ScoreWeights>,
46    splitting: SampleSplitting,
47}
48
49/// Observation weights for weighted average effects (DoubleML's `weights`):
50/// `weights` enter the target, `weights_bar` (one column per repetition; by
51/// default equal to `weights`) the inverse-probability correction.
52#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
53pub(crate) struct ScoreWeights {
54    pub weights: Array1<f64>,
55    pub weights_bar: Option<Array2<f64>>,
56}
57
58impl ScoreWeights {
59    pub(crate) fn check(&self, n: usize) -> Result<()> {
60        let ok = |w: &mut dyn Iterator<Item = f64>| {
61            let (mut sum, mut all_ok) = (0.0, true);
62            for v in w {
63                all_ok &= v.is_finite() && v >= 0.0;
64                sum += v;
65            }
66            all_ok && sum > 0.0
67        };
68        if self.weights.len() != n {
69            return Err(DmlError::DimensionMismatch(format!(
70                "weights have length {}, the data {n} rows",
71                self.weights.len()
72            )));
73        }
74        if !ok(&mut self.weights.iter().copied()) {
75            return Err(DmlError::InvalidArgument(
76                "weights must be finite, non-negative and not all zero".into(),
77            ));
78        }
79        if let Some(bar) = &self.weights_bar {
80            if bar.nrows() != n || bar.ncols() == 0 {
81                return Err(DmlError::DimensionMismatch(format!(
82                    "weights_bar must have shape ({n}, n_rep), got {:?}",
83                    bar.dim()
84                )));
85            }
86            if !ok(&mut bar.iter().copied()) {
87                return Err(DmlError::InvalidArgument(
88                    "weights_bar must be finite, non-negative and not all zero".into(),
89                ));
90            }
91        }
92        Ok(())
93    }
94
95    /// `(weights, weights_bar)` of repetition `rep` for an ATE-type score.
96    pub(crate) fn ate(
97        weights: Option<&ScoreWeights>,
98        n: usize,
99        rep: usize,
100    ) -> Result<(Array1<f64>, Array1<f64>)> {
101        let Some(w) = weights else {
102            return Ok((Array1::ones(n), Array1::ones(n)));
103        };
104        let bar = match &w.weights_bar {
105            None => w.weights.clone(),
106            Some(bar) if rep < bar.ncols() => bar.column(rep).to_owned(),
107            Some(bar) => {
108                return Err(DmlError::DimensionMismatch(format!(
109                    "weights_bar has {} columns, one per repetition is needed (repetition {rep})",
110                    bar.ncols()
111                )))
112            }
113        };
114        Ok((w.weights.clone(), bar))
115    }
116}
117
118impl Irm {
119    pub fn new(ml_g: impl Regressor + 'static, ml_m: impl Classifier + 'static) -> Self {
120        Self::from_boxed(Box::new(ml_g), Box::new(ml_m))
121    }
122
123    pub fn from_boxed(ml_g: Box<dyn Regressor>, ml_m: Box<dyn Classifier>) -> Self {
124        Self {
125            ml_g,
126            ml_m,
127            score: IrmScore::default(),
128            clipping_threshold: 1e-2,
129            calibration: Calibration::None,
130            normalize_ipw: false,
131            weights: None,
132            splitting: SampleSplitting::default(),
133        }
134    }
135
136    /// Weighted average effect, as DoubleML's `weights`: with the ATE score
137    /// `E[w·(g(1, X) − g(0, X))] / E[w]` (e.g. `w = 1{X ∈ G}` for the effect in
138    /// a subgroup); with the ATTE score `w` must be 0/1 and selects the
139    /// subgroup of the treated.
140    pub fn weights(mut self, weights: Array1<f64>) -> Self {
141        self.weights = Some(ScoreWeights {
142            weights,
143            weights_bar: None,
144        });
145        self
146    }
147
148    /// ATE weights with separate `weights_bar` for the inverse-probability
149    /// correction, one column per repetition (DoubleML's dict form).
150    pub fn weights_with_bar(mut self, weights: Array1<f64>, weights_bar: Array2<f64>) -> Self {
151        self.weights = Some(ScoreWeights {
152            weights,
153            weights_bar: Some(weights_bar),
154        });
155        self
156    }
157
158    pub fn score(mut self, score: IrmScore) -> Self {
159        self.score = score;
160        self
161    }
162
163    /// Propensity scores are clipped to `[t, 1 − t]` (default `t = 0.01`).
164    pub fn clipping_threshold(mut self, t: f64) -> Self {
165        self.clipping_threshold = t;
166        self
167    }
168    /// Calibrate the propensity scores before clipping (default: none), as
169    /// DoubleML's `ps_processor_config`.
170    pub fn calibration(mut self, calibration: Calibration) -> Self {
171        self.calibration = calibration;
172        self
173    }
174
175    /// Normalise the inverse-probability weights to mean one within each
176    /// treatment arm (Hájek-style), as DoubleML's `normalize_ipw=True`.
177    pub fn normalize_ipw(mut self, normalize: bool) -> Self {
178        self.normalize_ipw = normalize;
179        self
180    }
181
182    dml_model_api!();
183}
184
185/// DoubleML's `_normalize_ipw`: rescale `m̂` so that `mean(D/m̂)` and
186/// `mean((1−D)/(1−m̂))` both become one.
187pub(crate) fn normalize_propensity(m: &Array1<f64>, d: &Array1<f64>) -> Array1<f64> {
188    // NumPy's pairwise means, so that the quantile models (whose preliminary
189    // estimate is sensitive to the last bit) reproduce DoubleML exactly.
190    let ratio1: Vec<f64> = d.iter().zip(m).map(|(&di, &mi)| di / mi).collect();
191    let ratio0: Vec<f64> = d
192        .iter()
193        .zip(m)
194        .map(|(&di, &mi)| (1.0 - di) / (1.0 - mi))
195        .collect();
196    let (mean1, mean0) = (np_mean(&ratio1), np_mean(&ratio0));
197    d.iter()
198        .zip(m)
199        .map(|(&di, &mi)| di * mi * mean1 + (1.0 - di) * (1.0 - (1.0 - mi) * mean0))
200        .collect()
201}
202
203impl LinearScoreModel for Irm {
204    fn name(&self) -> String {
205        match self.score {
206            IrmScore::Ate => "IRM (ATE)".into(),
207            IrmScore::Atte => "IRM (ATTE)".into(),
208        }
209    }
210
211    fn validate(&self, data: &DmlData) -> Result<()> {
212        if data.n_treat() != 1 || !data.is_binary_treatment(0) {
213            return Err(DmlError::InvalidArgument(
214                "IRM requires exactly one binary (0/1) treatment".into(),
215            ));
216        }
217        if !(self.clipping_threshold > 0.0 && self.clipping_threshold < 0.5) {
218            return Err(DmlError::InvalidArgument(
219                "clipping_threshold must be in (0, 0.5)".into(),
220            ));
221        }
222        if let Some(w) = &self.weights {
223            w.check(data.n_obs())?;
224            if self.score == IrmScore::Atte
225                && (w.weights_bar.is_some() || w.weights.iter().any(|&v| v != 0.0 && v != 1.0))
226            {
227                return Err(DmlError::InvalidArgument(
228                    "with the ATTE score, weights must be 0/1 (without weights_bar)".into(),
229                ));
230            }
231        }
232        Ok(())
233    }
234
235    fn estimate_score(&self, input: &ScoreInput<'_>, folds: &[Fold]) -> Result<ScoreEstimate> {
236        let ScoreInput { y, d, x, rep, .. } = *input;
237        let treated: Vec<bool> = d.iter().map(|&v| v == 1.0).collect();
238        let control: Vec<bool> = treated.iter().map(|t| !t).collect();
239        let ml_g = self.ml_g.as_ref();
240        let g0 = input.predictions_or("ml_g0", || {
241            cross_fit_predict_subset(ml_g, x, y, folds, &control)
242        })?;
243        let g1 = input.predictions_or("ml_g1", || {
244            cross_fit_predict_subset(ml_g, x, y, folds, &treated)
245        })?;
246        let m_raw = input.predictions_or("ml_m", || {
247            cross_fit_predict_proba(self.ml_m.as_ref(), x, d, folds)
248        })?;
249        let m = adjust_propensity(m_raw, d, folds, self.clipping_threshold, self.calibration)?;
250        let d = d.to_owned();
251        let m_adj = if self.normalize_ipw {
252            normalize_propensity(&m, &d)
253        } else {
254            m.clone()
255        };
256        let ipw = ipw_residual(y, &d, &g0, &g1, &m_adj);
257
258        let n = d.len();
259        let (weights, weights_bar) = match self.score {
260            IrmScore::Ate => ScoreWeights::ate(self.weights.as_ref(), n, rep)?,
261            IrmScore::Atte => {
262                // The treated in the subgroup selected by the (0/1) weights.
263                let w = self
264                    .weights
265                    .as_ref()
266                    .map_or_else(|| Array1::ones(n), |w| w.weights.clone());
267                let subgroup = &w * &d;
268                let p = subgroup.mean().expect("n > 0");
269                (&subgroup / p, &m_adj * &w / p)
270            }
271        };
272        let psi_b = &weights * &(&g1 - &g0) + &weights_bar * &ipw;
273        let psi_a = -(&weights / weights.mean().expect("n > 0"));
274
275        // Sensitivity: outcome residual y − ĝ(D, X); Riesz representer and
276        // m(W, α) of the (weighted) average treatment effect.
277        let outcome_residual = &y - &(&d * &g1) - &(&(1.0 - &d) * &g0);
278        let m_alpha = &weights * &weights_bar * &(1.0 / &m_adj + 1.0 / &(1.0 - &m_adj));
279        let riesz = &weights_bar * &(&d / &m_adj - &(1.0 - &d) / &(1.0 - &m_adj));
280        let nu2 = 2.0 * &m_alpha - &riesz.mapv(|a| a * a);
281        let estimate = ScoreEstimate::new(
282            LinearScore::new(psi_a, psi_b.clone())?,
283            vec![("ml_g0", g0), ("ml_g1", g1), ("ml_m", m)],
284        )
285        .with_sensitivity(SensitivityParts {
286            outcome_residual,
287            theta_factor: None,
288            riesz,
289            nu2: Nu2Parts::Elementwise(nu2),
290        })
291        .with_targets(vec![
292            NuisanceTarget::regression("ml_g0", y.to_owned()).only_where(|i| d[i] == 0.0),
293            NuisanceTarget::regression("ml_g1", y.to_owned()).only_where(|i| d[i] == 1.0),
294            NuisanceTarget::classification("ml_m", d.clone()),
295        ]);
296        // CATE / GATE: the orthogonal signal ψ_b (ATE score only, as DoubleML).
297        Ok(match self.score {
298            IrmScore::Ate => estimate.with_cate_signal(CateSignal {
299                signal: psi_b,
300                theta_factor: None,
301                basis_scale: None,
302                is_effect: true,
303            }),
304            IrmScore::Atte => estimate,
305        })
306    }
307}
308
309/// Cross-fitted IRM nuisances: `ĝ₀` (trained on controls), `ĝ₁` (trained on
310/// treated) and the clipped propensity `m̂`.
311#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
312pub(crate) fn irm_nuisances(
313    ml_g: &dyn Regressor,
314    ml_m: &dyn Classifier,
315    x: ArrayView2<'_, f64>,
316    y: ArrayView1<'_, f64>,
317    d: ArrayView1<'_, f64>,
318    folds: &[Fold],
319    clipping_threshold: f64,
320    calibration: Calibration,
321) -> Result<(Array1<f64>, Array1<f64>, Array1<f64>)> {
322    let treated: Vec<bool> = d.iter().map(|&v| v == 1.0).collect();
323    let control: Vec<bool> = treated.iter().map(|t| !t).collect();
324    let g0 = cross_fit_predict_subset(ml_g, x, y, folds, &control)?;
325    let g1 = cross_fit_predict_subset(ml_g, x, y, folds, &treated)?;
326    let m_raw = cross_fit_predict_proba(ml_m, x, d, folds)?;
327    let m = adjust_propensity(m_raw, d, folds, clipping_threshold, calibration)?;
328    Ok((g0, g1, m))
329}
330
331/// Inverse-probability-weighted residual correction
332/// `D(Y − ĝ₁)/m̂ − (1 − D)(Y − ĝ₀)/(1 − m̂)`.
333pub(crate) fn ipw_residual(
334    y: ArrayView1<'_, f64>,
335    d: &Array1<f64>,
336    g0: &Array1<f64>,
337    g1: &Array1<f64>,
338    m: &Array1<f64>,
339) -> Array1<f64> {
340    let u0: Array1<f64> = &y - g0;
341    let u1: Array1<f64> = &y - g1;
342    d * &u1 / m - &(1.0 - d) * &u0 / &(1.0 - m)
343}
344
345#[cfg(test)]
346mod tests {
347    use super::*;
348    use crate::learner::{LogisticRegression, Ols};
349    use ndarray::{array, Array2};
350
351    #[test]
352    fn rejects_continuous_treatment_and_bad_clipping() {
353        let data = DmlData::new(
354            array![1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
355            array![0.0, 0.5, 1.0],
356            array![[1.0], [2.0], [3.0]],
357        )
358        .unwrap();
359        let irm = Irm::new(Ols::new(), LogisticRegression::default());
360        assert!(irm.fit(&data).is_err());
361        let binary =
362            DmlData::new(array![1.0, 2.0], array![0.0, 1.0], array![[1.0], [2.0]]).unwrap();
363        let bad = Irm::new(Ols::new(), LogisticRegression::default()).clipping_threshold(0.7);
364        assert!(bad.validate(&binary).is_err());
365    }
366
367    #[test]
368    fn normalized_weights_have_unit_means() {
369        let m = array![0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 0.4];
370        let d = array![1.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0];
371        let adj = normalize_propensity(&m, &d);
372        let n = 4.0;
373        let mean1: f64 = d.iter().zip(&adj).map(|(&a, &b)| a / b).sum::<f64>() / n;
374        let mean0: f64 = d
375            .iter()
376            .zip(&adj)
377            .map(|(&a, &b)| (1.0 - a) / (1.0 - b))
378            .sum::<f64>()
379            / n;
380        assert!((mean1 - 1.0).abs() < 1e-12 && (mean0 - 1.0).abs() < 1e-12);
381    }
382
383    #[test]
384    fn randomized_experiment_recovers_difference_in_means() {
385        // Constant propensity, no covariate signal: ATE ≈ treated − control mean.
386        let n = 200;
387        let x = Array2::from_shape_fn((n, 1), |(i, _)| ((i * 37) % 17) as f64);
388        let d: Array1<f64> = (0..n).map(|i| ((i * 7919) % 2) as f64).collect();
389        let y: Array1<f64> = (0..n).map(|i| 2.0 * d[i] + ((i * 31) % 7) as f64).collect();
390        let data = DmlData::new(y, d, x).unwrap();
391        let fit = Irm::new(Ols::new(), LogisticRegression::default())
392            .fit(&data)
393            .unwrap();
394        assert!((fit.coef()[0] - 2.0).abs() < 0.5, "ate = {}", fit.coef()[0]);
395    }
396}