Source code for causalpy.checks.dress_rehearsal
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"""
Dress rehearsal diagnostic check for Synthetic Control experiments.
Wraps ``SyntheticControl.validate_design()`` as a ``Check`` for use
in the sensitivity analysis pipeline.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Literal
from causalpy.checks.base import CheckResult
from causalpy.experiments.base import BaseExperiment
from causalpy.experiments.synthetic_control import SyntheticControl
from causalpy.pipeline import PipelineContext
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class DressRehearsalCheck:
"""Pipeline-compatible dress rehearsal check for Synthetic Control.
Calls :meth:`SyntheticControl.validate_design` and wraps the
result as a :class:`CheckResult`.
Parameters
----------
injected_effect : float
Effect to inject (see ``validate_design``).
holdout_periods : int or None
Pseudo-post window length.
effect_type : {"relative", "absolute"}
How the injected effect is applied.
sample_kwargs : dict or None
MCMC sampling arguments for the refitted model.
"""
applicable_methods: set[type[BaseExperiment]] = {SyntheticControl}
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def __init__(
self,
injected_effect: float = 0.10,
holdout_periods: int | None = None,
effect_type: Literal["relative", "absolute"] = "relative",
sample_kwargs: dict | None = None,
) -> None:
self.injected_effect = injected_effect
self.holdout_periods = holdout_periods
self.effect_type = effect_type
self.sample_kwargs = sample_kwargs
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def validate(self, experiment: BaseExperiment) -> None:
"""Verify the experiment is a SyntheticControl with a PyMC model."""
if not isinstance(experiment, SyntheticControl):
raise TypeError(
"DressRehearsalCheck requires a SyntheticControl experiment."
)
from causalpy.pymc_models import PyMCModel
if not isinstance(experiment.model, PyMCModel):
raise TypeError(
"DressRehearsalCheck requires a PyMC model for posterior extraction."
)
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def run(
self,
experiment: BaseExperiment,
context: PipelineContext,
) -> CheckResult:
"""Run the dress rehearsal and return a ``CheckResult``."""
sc: SyntheticControl = experiment # type: ignore[assignment]
result = sc.validate_design(
injected_effect=self.injected_effect,
holdout_periods=self.holdout_periods,
effect_type=self.effect_type,
sample_kwargs=self.sample_kwargs,
)
return result.to_check_result()
def __repr__(self) -> str:
"""Return a readable string representation."""
return (
f"DressRehearsalCheck(injected_effect={self.injected_effect}, "
f"effect_type='{self.effect_type}')"
)