intervention-analysis

Research

Analyze interventions and manipulations on the causal system

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Intervention Analysis

Identify and analyze interventions — deliberate manipulations of variables in the causal system — and predict their downstream outcomes given the current causal graph. This strategy operationalizes the model by showing what would happen if a practitioner or researcher actually pulled a lever.

Guiding Focus

CC must distinguish clearly between observational associations and interventional effects. An intervention severs the incoming edges to the manipulated variable (do-calculus style), so the predicted outcome may differ substantially from what correlation alone would suggest. For each intervention analyzed, CC should trace the causal path forward through the graph, note moderating variables that could dampen or amplify the effect, and flag any feedback loops that make the outcome path-dependent. Predicted outcomes should be directional claims (increases, decreases, no expected change) with explicit uncertainty where the graph is incomplete.

Available Tactics

counterfactual-reasoning — for each intervention, construct the counterfactual scenario (do(X=x) vs do(X=x')) and trace diverging outcomes
feedback-loop-detection — identify whether the intervention triggers a feedback loop that partially reverses or amplifies the initial effect
evidence-weighing — prioritize interventions that have existing experimental or quasi-experimental evidence over purely theoretical ones

Budget Slice

Metric	S	M	L
Interventions analyzed	2	5	10
Intervention pages created	2	5	10
Predicted outcomes	3	8	15

State Ledger Template

| Metric                    | Target | Current | Status |
|---------------------------|--------|---------|--------|
| Interventions analyzed    | S:2 / M:5 / L:10  | 0 | ⬜ |
| Intervention pages created | S:2 / M:5 / L:10 | 0 | ⬜ |
| Predicted outcomes        | S:3 / M:8 / L:15  | 0 | ⬜ |

Available Tactics

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

Tactic	When to use
counterfactual-reasoning	Tactic for reasoning about what would happen if variables were different — supports causal identification and intervention analysis.
evidence-weighing	Tactic for assessing the strength and relevance of evidence for causal claims — distinguishes correlation from causation.
feedback-loop-detection	Tactic for identifying circular causation — detect feedback loops, classify as reinforcing or balancing, document loop structure.

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
intervention-page-creation	SOP for documenting an intervention — what happens when a causal variable is manipulated.