Sharp Fréchet--Hoeffding Bounds under Selectively Incomplete Observation

Incomplete records can sharpen bounds on joint outcome probabilities even when no pair of outcomes is jointly observed. I derive sharp pointwise Fréchet--Hoeffding bounds combining known population marginals with selectively observed records, without restricting the observation mechanism. I establish an exact reduction of the identification problem to finite-dimensional optimization, yielding computable characterizations of both bounds. Illustrations involving income mobility, potential outcomes, and split questionnaires demonstrate how incomplete records can improve identification relative to the classical bounds.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
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2026-11-02
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2611.03075
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Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
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Sharp Fréchet--Hoeffding Bounds under Selectively Incomplete Observation

Rami V. Tabri
arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
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Sharp Fréchet--Hoeffding Bounds under Selectively Incomplete Observation

Rami V. Tabri
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Abstract

Incomplete records can sharpen bounds on joint outcome probabilities even when no pair of outcomes is jointly observed. I derive sharp pointwise Fréchet--Hoeffding bounds combining known population marginals with selectively observed records, without restricting the observation mechanism. I establish an exact reduction of the identification problem to finite-dimensional optimization, yielding computable characterizations of both bounds. Illustrations involving income mobility, potential outcomes, and split questionnaires demonstrate how incomplete records can improve identification relative to the classical bounds.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
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