Section outline

  • Lecture: Causal Inference (In-Person Lecture)

    Models/heuristics for causal inference in epidemiology; discussion of counterfactuals and identifiability criteria; ideal randomized experiments”

    Faculty:  Rebecca Graff

    Location: Mission Hall 1407

    • Session slides:

    • Causal Inference - Part 4 UPDATED File
    • Causal Inference Exercises File

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

    • Required Reading:

      Chapters 1 and 2, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online

    • Article to read for Causal Inf HW Jain et al JAMA 2015 File
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    • Optional Reading:

      1. Chapter 3, Hernán & Robins, Causal Inference Book, online

      2. Chapter 2, Rothman, Greenland, & Lash, 2008

      3. “Applying the Bradford Hill criteria in the 21st century: how data integration has changed causal inference in molecular epidemiology” Fedak et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. 2015

      https://ete-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12982-015-0037-4

      4. “Invited Commentary: The Continuing Need for the Sufficient Cause Model Today.” Tyler J. VanderWeele. AJE 2017.


    • Notation and Probability Review Lecture File
    • Fedak KM. Applying the Bradford Hill criteria in the 21st century: how data integration has changed causal inference in molecular epidemiology. Emerg Themes Epidemiol. 12:14:1-9, 2015 File
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    • VanderWeele TJ. Invited Commentary: The Continuing Need for Suggicient cause Model Today. AJE 185:11:1041-1043,2017 File
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    • Assignment:

    • Week 3 Causal Inference HW Ques to Post 200123 File

    • Assignment Due Date: January 30, 2020 at the beginning of lecture

    • Homework #3 Submission Assignment

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

    • Causal Inference HW3 KEY W2020 Final to post v2 File

      Small edits made from key originally posted at 3:30 - i.e., In q7b, after the tree diagrams, the 2x2 table for the pseudo-population was missing, though it is the same as the one obtained using the 2x2 table method beneath it. The interpretation statements have also now been made the same, across q7, as mentioned in class and to avoid confusion. We have updated this now and re-posted (v2), in case you wish to download again.

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