#Causal

Tobias Dienlin

tdienlin

This paper is a must read for all comm scholars conducting mediation analyses.TLDR: mediation analyses, in Comm, are increasing exponentially; are difficult to conduct; & in most cases inadequate for

Cailin O'Connor

cailinmeister

I think that non-modelers have an idea that modelers know ahead of time what will happen when they put X, Y, and Z into a model. "Everything that comes out

Miles McBain

MilesMcBain

Engaging in online data science language wars has tangible benefits.It's a practice run for the main show, which is where someone tries to challenge your choice of tool in the

Dr Ellie Murray

EpiEllie

There’s a new paper circulating today about “risk factors” for COVID19 which is getting misinterpreted in a pretty common way: applying conclusions about causation to results obtained via methods designed

Edward Kennedy

edwardhkennedy

A short thread:It amazes me how many crucial ideas underlying now-popular semiparametrics (aka doubly robust parameter/functional estimation / TMLE / double/debiased/orthogonal ML etc etc) were first proposed many decades ago.I

Scott Hamilton

DoqxaScott

What is the relationship between causes at different levels of emergence? (where am I wrong?) /1https://twitter.com/micahtredding/status/1303154643829239808 Before we delve into the beautiful idea of emergence I should say something about

David Davis

DavidDavisMP

This is a very important study on vitamin D and Covid-19. Its findings are incredibly clear. An 80% reduction in need for ICU and a 60% reduction in deaths, simply

Fahmi Hassan Al Abad

Fahmibinhassan

Ramai yang gusar dengan tajuk berita ini. Ya, jika baca sekali lalu, seolah-olah ia menunjukkan yang vaksin tersebut boleh mengakibatkan kematian.Tetapi apa cerita sebenarnya? Berita ini hangat rentetan laporan 53

Daniel Munro

dk_munro

Most reports on PhD outcomes start with a version of this framing:“The number of PhD graduates in Canada is growing while the number of open tenure-track positions is stagnant or

Tom Moultrie

tomtom_m

Quite a few people have been sharing a copy of part of a South African death certificate #onhere, (including some medical practitioners) claiming that this shows that Covid deaths are

Alex Good

goodalexander

Principles of rigorous backtesting. I'm at the point where I think backtesting has no positive edge - but failing to do it well can lose you a lot of money.

Daniel Kuehn

D_Kuehn

Why should you do qualitative research (interviews, focus groups, observation of practices, ethnography) as an economist? A https://twitter.com/D_Kuehn/status/1360762409938526210 1. The Institutionalists were right that economic behavior is

Dr Ellie Murray

EpiEllie

IDK who needs to hear this but in the context of COVID “driven” is a term that implies a level of causal primacy which is almost always untrue and for

honey

oyinda_ae

4 solid ways to rock your bootcuts. A THREAD 1. Rock with a crop top. This accentuates your waistline. 2. Wear with a blazer. For an official but causal look,

Rich Budd

RichardABudd

"The single most powerful causal influence on the religious lives of American teenagers and young adults is the religious lives of their parents. Not their peers, not the media, not

Dr Ellie Murray

EpiEllie

A new study suggests Trump’s campaign rallies had a huge impact on COVID spread. I think uses a pretty reasonable method but the validity of the conclusions depends on how

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