Glossary
I have updated definitions in the glossary on this web site and would welcome your comments. Suggestions for new entries are always welcome.
Category Archives: Resources
Attributable cases and proportions
Suzuki et al. draw the distinction between the attributable cases and attributable proportions in their careful article in Am J Epidemiol. 2012;175(6):567–575.
Causal graphs in CER
AHRQ made available for comments a new publication entitled, Developing a Protocol for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research: A User’s Guide. This 11-chapter guide is a resource for investigators and stakeholders for developing observational comparative effectiveness research studies. More
DAGitty
DAGitty is a GUI tool for constructing and analyzing Causal Diagrams. It was created by Textor and Hardt and is available at dagitty.net
Why study health care?
In his engaging book, Understanding Health Services, Prof. Nick Black outlines several reasons. More
Browsing Conrady Science
I have recently received an email from Conrady Science inviting me to their webinar series on Bayesian Networks. On their website I found a plethora of educational materials, which seems like it could be useful for developing an understanding of causal reasoning. More