Section outline

  • DAGs (Parts I & II)

    How to draw and use directed acyclic graphs; d-separation; DAGs to represent confounding

    Faculty:  Rebecca Graff

    Location: ONLINE--Zoom link below


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

      1. Chapter 6.1 - 6.3, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online
      2. Chapter 7.1 - 7.4, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online

    • Optional Reading:

      1. Chapters 6.4 - 6.6 and 7.5 - 7.6, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online
      2. Chapter 12, Rothman, Greenland, & Lash, 2008
      3. Digitale JC, Martin JN, Glymour MM. Tutorial on directed acyclic graphs. J Clin Epidemiol. In Press. https://pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ucsf.idm.oclc.org/34371103/

    • Recorded Lectures (please watch PRIOR to class):

      Access restricted to registered students

    • Directed Acyclic Graphs - Part 1 Media Resource

    • Session Slides:

    • Directed Acyclic Graphs - Part 1 File
    • Directed Acyclic Graphs - Part 2 File
    • Directed Acyclic Graphs - Part 2 with Answers to Exercises File
      Uploaded 01/12/22, 13:20

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

    • Class Recording - Week 2 - Part 2 Media Resource
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    • Assignment:

      Due Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the beginning of lecture

    • Directed Acyclic Graphs Homework Questions File
    • Article to Read for HW - Hernan, et al. Ann Neurol 2001 File
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    • Homework #2 Submission Assignment

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

    • Directed Acyclic Graphs Homework Answer Key File
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      Uploaded 02/16/22, 23:38