Parameter for the natural direct effect

Parameter definition class. See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22499725

Format

R6Class object.

Value

Param_base object

Constructor

define_param(Param_NDE, observed_likelihood, ..., outcome_node)

observed_likelihood

A Likelihood corresponding to the observed likelihood.

...

Not currently used.

outcome_node

A character, giving the name of the node that should be treated as the outcome.

Fields

cf_likelihood_treatment

The counterfactual likelihood for the treatment.

cf_likelihood_control

The counterfactual likelihood for the control.

treatment_task

tmle3_Task created by setting the intervention to the treatment condition: do(A = 1).

control_task

tmle3_Task created by setting the intervention to the control condition: do(A = 0).

See also

Other Parameters: Param_NIE, Param_medshift