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Generalized Cornfield conditions for the risk difference
Peng Ding, Tyler J. VanderWeele
A central question in causal inference with observational studies is the sensitivity of conclusions to unmeasured confounding. The classical Cornfield condition allows us to assess…
Joint analysis of SNP and gene expression data in genetic association studies of complex diseases
Yen-Tsung Huang, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Xihong Lin
Genetic association studies have been a popular approach for assessing the association between common Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and complex diseases. However, other ge…
Vaccines, Contagion, and Social Networks
Elizabeth L. Ogburn, Tyler J. VanderWeele
Consider the causal effect that one individual's treatment may have on another individual's outcome when the outcome is contagious, with specific application to the effect of vacci…
Causal Diagrams for Interference
Elizabeth L. Ogburn, Tyler J. VanderWeele
The term "interference" has been used to describe any setting in which one subject's exposure may affect another subject's outcome. We use causal diagrams to distinguish among thre…