Marc J. Lajeunesse · @LajeunesseLab
381 followers · 39 posts · Server ecoevo.social#correlation without #causation via #ColliderBias
a spurious relationship between the dependent (Y) & independent (X) variable can occur, when each effect a 3rd variable (C, #collider), and this 3rd is included in the linear model lm(Y~X+C)
#correlation #causation #colliderbias #collider #rstats #causalmodelling #dataviz #ecology
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