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In the presence of limited overlap, researchers choose between (1) methods (e.g., inverse probability weighting) that imply traditional estimands but whose estimators are at risk of considerable bias and variance; and (2) methods (e.g., overlap weighting) which imply a different estimand by modifying the target population to reduce variance. We propose a framework for navigating the tradeoffs between variance and bias due to imbalance and a lack of overlap and the targeting of the estimand of scientific interest. We introduce a bias decomposition that encapsulates bias due to (1) the statistical bias of the estimator; and (2) estimand mismatch, i.e., deviation from the population of interest. We propose two design-based metrics and an estimand selection procedure that help illustrate the tradeoffs between these sources of bias and variance of the resulting estimators. 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