Section outline

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    Course Introduction & Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference (Parts I & II)

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

    Faculty: June Chan, Rebecca Graff

    Location: ONLINE--Zoom link below

    • Required Reading:

      Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.1, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online

    • Optional Reading:

      Chapter 2, Rothman, Greenland, & Lash, 2008

    • Recorded Lectures (please watch PRIOR to class):

      Access restricted to registered students

    • Welcome and Overview to EPI 207 2022 Media Resource
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 1 Media Resource

      Updated 12/28/21 with additional clarifications

    • Bradford Hill (Optional) Media Resource
    • Sufficient & Component Cause (Optional) Media Resource

    • Session Slides:

    • Welcome and Overview EPI 207 2022 File PPTX
      Uploaded 12/19/21, 14:03
    • Opening Slides for Jan 6 2022 EPI207_Chan File
      Uploaded 01/5/22, 15:29
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 1 File

      Updated 12/28/21 with additional clarifications

      Uploaded 12/28/21, 15:14
    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference - Part 2 File
    • Bradford Hill (Optional) File
    • Sufficient & Component Cause (Optional) File
    • Notation and Probability Review Lecture (Optional) 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 20, 2022 at the beginning of lecture

    • Conceptual Frameworks for Causal Inference Homework Questions File
    • Article to Read for HW - Karasek, et al. Lancet Reg Health Am 2021 File
      Not available unless: You belong to Registered Students Only
    • Homework #1 Submission Assignment

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