JMLR · @jmlr
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'Naive regression requires weaker assumptions than factor models to adjust for multiple cause confounding', by Justin Grimmer, Dean Knox, Brandon Stewart.

jmlr.org/papers/v24/21-0515.ht

#confounders #confounder #causally

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CorrelAid · @correlaid
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2)
In statistics, a confounder is a that influences both the and variable - and thus creates a false between these two variables.

#confounder #variable #independent #dependent #correlation

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CorrelAid · @correlaid
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2)
In statistics, a confounder is a that influences both the and variable - and thus creates a false between these two variables.

#confounder #variable #independent #dependent #correlation

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CorrelAid · @correlaid
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CorrelAid · @correlaid
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Susan Pfannenschmidt · @spfannenschmidt
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If you’re looking at what happens following an infection but haven’t controlled for the factors that fed the risk of the infection itself you might be misinterpreting your results

#confounder

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