Causal diagrams and multivariate analysis III: confound it!
editorial · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.11.003.
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Abstract
This commentary concludes my series concerning inclusion of variables in multivariate analyses. We take up the issues of confounding and effect modification and summarize the work we have thus far done. Finally, we provide a rough algorithm to help guide us through the maze of possibilities that we have outlined.
Medical subject headings
- Causality
- Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
- Multivariate Analysis