Selection bias due to conditioning on a collider

Effect estimates may be biased when the study design or the data analysis is conditional on a collider—a variable that is caused by two other variables. Causal directed acyclic graphs are a helpful tool to identify colliders that may introduce selection bias in observational research.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Hernán, Miguel A, Monge Corella, Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/16171
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/16171
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Selection Bias
Humans
Bias
Descripción
Sumario:Effect estimates may be biased when the study design or the data analysis is conditional on a collider—a variable that is caused by two other variables. Causal directed acyclic graphs are a helpful tool to identify colliders that may introduce selection bias in observational research.