Section outline

  • Lecture: Interaction and effect-measure modification

    Biological vs. statistical; multiplicative and additive; evaluation of interaction, presentation of results.

    Faculty:  Lydia Zablotska

    Location:      Mission Hall 1406

    • Session Slides:

    • Week #7 slides File
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    • Required Reading:

      RGL2008 Ch 5
      RGL2008 Ch 16

      H&R2014 Chs 4-5

    • Recommended Reading:

      R2012 Ch 11

    • Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks:

    • VanderWeele_Mechanistic_Interaction_AJE2012 File
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    • VanderWeele Vansteelandt AJE 2014 File
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    • Knol VanderWeele Eur J Epidemiol 2011 File
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    • Knol VanderWeele Int. J. Epidemiol. 2012 File
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    • Zhang Am. J. Epidemiol. 2011 File
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    • Write-up on assessment of Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction (RERI), also referred to as Interaction Contrast Ratio (ICR)

    • RERI calculations File
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    • Discussion section readings and homework assignments:

    • Knol et al 2007 File
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