A new criterion for confounder selection
We propose a new criterion for confounder selection when the underlying causal structure is unknown and only limited knowledge is available. We assume all covariates being considered are pretreatment variables and that for each covariate it is known (i) whether the covariate is a cause of treatment,...
Main Authors: | VanderWeele, Tyler J. (Author), Shpitser, Ilya (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2011-05-31.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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