Section outline


  • Course Introduction & Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference

    Introduction to the course; models/heuristics for causal inference in epidemiology; discussion of counterfactuals and identifiability criteria; ideal randomized experiments; conditional randomization

    Faculty: June Chan, Rebecca Graff

    • Required Reading (please read PRIOR to watching the lectures):

      Chapter 1, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online

    • Recommended Reading:

      Chapter 2, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online

    • Optional Reading:

      1. Chapter 3, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online
      2. Chapter 2, Rothman, Greenland, & Lash, 2008

    • Recorded Lectures (please watch PRIOR to class):

      Access restricted to registered students

    • Intro to EPI 207 W21 revised Media Resource
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 1 Media Resource
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 2 Media Resource
    • Bradford Hill (Optional) Media Resource
    • Sufficient & Component Cause (Optional) Media Resource

    • Session Slides:

    • Introduction to Epi 207 File PPTX
      Uploaded 12/31/20, 10:02
    • Opening Slides for Jan 7 2021 EPI207_Chan File
      Uploaded 01/7/21, 10:02
    • Two word clouds from first day of class File
      Uploaded 01/9/21, 12:29
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 1 File
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 2 File
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 3 (In Class) UPDATED File
      Uploaded 01/7/21, 15:39
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 3 with Answers to Exercises File
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - All Parts UPDATED File
      Uploaded 01/7/21, 15:44
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - All Parts with Answers to Exercises File
    • Bradford Hill (Optional) File
    • Sufficient & Component Cause (Optional) File
    • Notation and Probability Review Lecture (Optional) File
    • Answer to In-Class Standardization Exercise File

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (access restricted to registered students):

    • Class Recording - Week 1 Media Resource
      Not available unless: You belong to a group in Registered Students Only

    • Assignment:

      Due Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the beginning of lecture

    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference Homework Questions File
    • Article to Read for HW - Jain, et al. JAMA 2015 File
      Not available unless: You belong to Registered Students Only
    • Homework #1 Submission Assignment

    • Watch pre-recorded lecture on DAGs

    • Assignment Answer Key (access restricted to registered students):

    • Miscellaneous:

    • OPTIONAL Standardization Exercise File
    • OPTIONAL Standardization Exercise Solution File