Analysis, Identification & Proof (isr-data-analysis)

When to trigger

• Data are collected, or the model is built, and it is time to estimate, derive, or evaluate
• You are unsure whether your estimator matches the design, or whether a proof is complete
• Reviewers will probe identification, measurement validity, or assumption sensitivity
• A reviewer says "the analysis does not support the inference"

Empirical genre — identification and validity first

ISR empirical reviewers expect causal claims to rest on a credible identification strategy, not on a fitted regression: