Section outline

  • Lecture: Bias and sensitivity analysis

    Selection bias and information bias; multiple biases and probabilistic bias analysis; sensitivity and influence analyses; bayesian analysis

    Faculty:  Lydia Zablotska

    Guest: Maria Glymour


    Location:      China Basin 6704

    • Session Slides:

    • Week #9 slides File

    • Required Reading:

      RGL2008 Chs 18-19

    • Recommended Reading:

      R2012 Ch 7

    • Oakes and Kaufman 2006, Ch 16 (Glymour) File
    • Hernan and Cole 2009 File
    • Fleischer Diez Roux 2007 File

    • Discussion section readings and homework assignments:

    • Bodnar et al 2010 File
    • Hernan et al. 2001 File
    • Schisterman et al 2009 File
    • Shrier Platt 2008 File

    • Assignment Due Date: Please use discussion questions to guide your reading and to prepare for class discussion. Please send your written answers to homework questions by 1 pm on 3/7 to course TA Cecily Miller at Cecily.Miller@ucsf.edu.