3 papers
stat.ME2026
Robust Mendelian Randomization Estimation using Weighted Quantile Regression
Julien St-Pierre, Archer Y. Yang, Mireille E. Schnitzer +1
In Mendelian randomization (MR) studies, genetic variants are used as instrumental variables (IVs) to investigate causal relationships between exposures and outcomes based on obser…
cs.LG2026
A Latent Risk-Aware Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Operational Success in Clinical Trials based on TrialsBank
Iness Halimi, Emmanuel Piffo, Oumnia Boudersa +11
Clinical trials are characterized by high costs, extended timelines, and substantial operational risk, yet reliable prospective methods for predicting trial success before initiati…
stat.AP2025
Sex at birth could well be a biological coin toss.... Beware of conditioning on post-baseline information
Judith J. Lok, Mireille E. Schnitzer
Wang et al. (2025) use statistics to argue that sex at birth is not a biological coin toss, by noticing that repeated patterns such as Male Male Male and Female Female Female occur…