causaldef: Decision-Theoretic Causal Diagnostics via Le Cam Deficiency

Implements Le Cam deficiency theory for causal inference, as described in Akdemir (2026) <doi:10.5281/zenodo.18367347>. Provides theorem-backed bounds together with computable proxy diagnostics for information loss from confounding, selection bias, and distributional shift. Supports continuous, binary, count, survival, and competing risks outcomes. Key features include propensity-score total-variation deficiency proxies, negative control diagnostics, policy regret bounds, and sensitivity analysis via confounding frontiers.

Version:	0.2.0
Depends:	R (≥ 3.6.0)
Imports:	checkmate, cli, ggplot2, stats, graphics
Suggests:	survival, MatchIt, tmle, SuperLearner, grf, future.apply, glue, shiny, plumber, jsonlite, cmprsk, testthat (≥ 3.0.0), knitr, rmarkdown
Published:	2026-03-31
DOI:	10.32614/CRAN.package.causaldef (may not be active yet)
Author:	Deniz Akdemir [aut, cre]
Maintainer:	Deniz Akdemir <deniz.akdemir.work at gmail.com>
BugReports:	https://github.com/denizakdemir/causaldef/issues
License:	MIT + file LICENSE
URL:	https://github.com/denizakdemir/causaldef
NeedsCompilation:	no
Language:	en-US
Citation:	causaldef citation info
Materials:	README, NEWS
CRAN checks:	causaldef results

Documentation:

Reference manual:

causaldef.html , causaldef.pdf

Vignettes:

Advanced Causal Analysis (source, R code) The causaldef Methodology: Theory and Practice (source, R code) Classical Benchmarks: Lalonde and RHC (source, R code) Complete Workflow: From Data to Decision (source, R code) Automated Data Auditing for Causal Studies (source, R code) Introduction to causaldef (source, R code) Negative Control Diagnostics in causaldef (source, R code) Transportability and Policy Learning (source, R code) Policy Learning with Decision-Theoretic Bounds (source, R code) Sensitivity Analysis: Deficiency vs. E-values (source, R code) Survival Analysis with causaldef (source, R code)

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Package source:	causaldef_0.2.0.tar.gz
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