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Categorical but non-binary treatment

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Description

I got a scenario that have categorical but non-binary treatment (can up to five option). Does DML and its variances, or metalearner support such scenario? It seems DML assumes partial treatment effect which does not work for multi-class treatment.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the DML and metalearner implementations and checking how treatment variables and variance calculations currently handle multiple categories. Done would require a documented decision and implementation or confirmation of support for treatments with up to five options, but the issue does not define the expected API or tests.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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