Section outline

  • Lecture: Confounding

    Measured and unmeasured confounding; matching and analysis of matched data; instrumental variables and propensity scores.

    Faculty:  Lydia Zablotska

    Location:      China Basin 6704

    • Session Slides:

    • Week #6 slides File

    • Required Reading:

      RGL2008 Ch 9 (pp 129-134)
      RGL2008 Ch 12
      RGL2008 Ch 15

    • Recommended Reading:

      R2012 Ch 10

    • Discussion section readings and homework assignments:

    • Hernan et al 2002 File
    • Hernan and Robins 2006 File
    • Kurth et al 2005 File
    • Howards Use of DAGs and causality AJE 2012 File