Robust causal inference using directed acyclic graphs: the R package 'dagitty'

Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), which offer systematic representations of causal relationships, have become an established framework for the analysis of causal inference in epidemiology, often being used to determine covariate adjustment sets for minimizing confounding bias. DAGitty is a popular web...

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Published in:	International journal of epidemiology Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 1887 - 1894
Main Authors:	Textor, Johannes, van der Zander, Benito, Gilthorpe, Mark S, Liskiewicz, Maciej, Ellison, George Th
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.12.2016
Subjects:	Bias Causality Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) Data Interpretation, Statistical Epidemiologic Methods Humans Software
ISSN:	1464-3685
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