X-Git-Url: https://code.communitydata.science/ml_measurement_error_public.git/blobdiff_plain/82fe7b0f482a71c95e8ae99f7e6d37b79357506a..c45ea9dfebca86dfddc1e9237aa74866c5166519:/simulations/robustness_check_notes.md diff --git a/simulations/robustness_check_notes.md b/simulations/robustness_check_notes.md index e6adc8a..64a472d 100644 --- a/simulations/robustness_check_notes.md +++ b/simulations/robustness_check_notes.md @@ -1,5 +1,40 @@ -# robustness_1.RDS +# robustness\_1.RDS -Tests how robust the MLE method is when the model for $X$ is less precise. In the main result, we include $Z$ on the right-hand-side of the `truth_formula`. +Tests how robust the MLE method for independent variables with differential error is when the model for $X$ is less precise. In the main paper, we include $Z$ on the right-hand-side of the `truth_formula`. In this robustness check, the `truth_formula` is an intercept-only model. +The stats are in the list named `robustness_1` in the `.RDS` file. + +# robustness\_1\_dv.RDS + +Like `robustness\_1.RDS` but with a less precise model for $w_pred$. In the main paper, we included $Z$ in the `outcome_formula`. In this robustness check, we do not. + +# robustness_2.RDS + +This is just example 1 with varying levels of classifier accuracy indicated by the `prediction_accuracy` variable.. + +# robustness_2_dv.RDS + +Example 3 with varying levels of classifier accuracy indicated by the `prediction_accuracy` variable. + +# robustness_3.RDS + +Example 1 with varying levels of skewness in the classified variable. The variable `Px` is the baserate of $X$ and controls the skewness of $X$. +It probably makes more sense to report the mean of $X$ instead of `Px` in the supplement. + +# robustness_3_dv.RDS + +Example 3 with varying levels of skewness in the classified variable. The variable `B0` is the intercept of the main model and controls the skewness of $Y$. +It probably makes more sense to report the mean of $Y$ instead of B0 in the supplement. + +# robustness_4.RDS + +Example 2 with varying amounts of differential error. The variable `y_bias` controls the amount of differential error. +It probably makes more sense to report the corrleation between $Y$ and $X-~$, or the difference in accuracy from when when $Y=1$ to $Y=0$ in the supplement instead of `y_bias`. + +# robustness_4_dv.RDS + +Example 4 with varying amounts of bias. The variable `z_bias` controls the amount of differential error. +It probably makes more sense to report the corrleation between $Z$ and $Y-W$, or the difference in accuracy from when when $Z=1$ to $Z=0$ in the supplement instead of `z_bias`. + +