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  "path": "/t/estimand-when-treatment-delays-disease-onset/28654#post_4",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T11:02:39.000Z",
  "site": "https://discourse.datamethods.org",
  "tags": [
    "‘fatal conceit’"
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  "textContent": "arthur_albuquerque:\n\n> didn’t want to focus the estimand question to this disease specifically,\n\nThe premise that statistical method _per se_ may substitute for particular judgments adapted to specific circumstances (like those invoked by Elias) reminds me of what Hayek identified as the ‘fatal conceit’ of central planning.\n\nPerhaps this whole Estimands Framework thing is a fail!",
  "title": "Estimand when treatment delays disease onset"
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