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Difference between X and W

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Hi! Can you explain what the difference between confounders and controls in Double ML? Shouldn't we consider all the features as X because confounders (W) influence on Y and therefore should be in the final model?

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Tech stack
machine-learning
Domain
documentation, machine-learning
Issue type
Documentation
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4/5
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