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Statistical Rethinking 2022 - Good & Bad Controls

Richard McElreath via YouTube

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This course explains how directed acyclic graphs support causal reasoning, including the backdoor criterion and the selection of good and bad controls. It also examines the Table 2 fallacy.

Syllabus

Introduction
Parent collider
DAG thinking
Backdoor criterion
Good and bad controls
Table 2 Fallacy
Summary and outlook

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Richard McElreath

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