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yields an estimator of <math>\alpha_{1t}</math> in periods <math>T_0+1,T_0+2,...,T</math>
 
 
The W* was solved by minimize:
 
<math> \left\| \mathbf{X_1-X_0W} \right\|_V = \sqrt{(X_1-X_0W)'V(X_1-X_0W)}</math>, where ''''V'''' is defined as (k×k) symmetric and positive semidefinite matrix. V* is chosen among all positive definite and diagnal matrices such that the mean square prediction error(MSPE) of the outcome variable is minimized over pre-intervention period.