Introduction to computational causal inference using reproducible Stata, R, and Python code: a tutorial

MJ Smith, MA Mansournia, C Maringe… - Statistics in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The main purpose of many medical studies is to estimate the effects of a treatment or
exposure on an outcome. However, it is not always possible to randomize the study …

Machine learning in policy evaluation: new tools for causal inference

N Kreif, K DiazOrdaz - arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.00402, 2019 - arxiv.org
While machine learning (ML) methods have received a lot of attention in recent years, these
methods are primarily for prediction. Empirical researchers conducting policy evaluations …

A primer on inverse probability of treatment weighting and marginal structural models

F Thoemmes, AD Ong - Emerging Adulthood, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Emerging adulthood researchers are often interested in the effects of developmental tasks.
The majority of transitions that occur during the period of early/emerging adulthood are not …

Context-specific transcription factor functions regulate epigenomic and transcriptional dynamics during cardiac reprogramming

NR Stone, CA Gifford, R Thomas, KJB Pratt… - Cell stem cell, 2019 - cell.com
Ectopic expression of combinations of transcription factors (TFs) can drive direct lineage
conversion, thereby reprogramming a somatic cell's identity. To determine the molecular …

Using super learner prediction modeling to improve high-dimensional propensity score estimation

R Wyss, S Schneeweiss, M Van Der Laan… - …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The high-dimensional propensity score is a semiautomated variable selection algorithm that
can supplement expert knowledge to improve confounding control in nonexperimental …

The association of ambient air pollution and traffic exposures with selected congenital anomalies in the San Joaquin Valley of California

AM Padula, IB Tager, SL Carmichael… - American journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Congenital anomalies are a leading cause of infant mortality and are important contributors
to subsequent morbidity. Studies suggest associations between environmental …

Implementing statistical methods for generalizing randomized trial findings to a target population

B Ackerman, I Schmid, KE Rudolph, MJ Seamans… - Addictive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Randomized trials are considered the gold standard for assessing the causal effects of a
drug or intervention in a study population, and their results are often utilized in the …

Semi-parametric estimation and inference for the mean outcome of the single time-point intervention in a causally connected population

O Sofrygin, MJ van der Laan - Journal of causal inference, 2017 - degruyter.com
We study the framework for semi-parametric estimation and statistical inference for the
sample average treatment-specific mean effects in observational settings where data are …

[HTML][HTML] A doubly robust approach for impact evaluation of interventions for business process improvement based on event logs

P Delias, N Mittas, G Florou - Decision Analytics Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurately measuring the causal effects of business process interventions is crucial for
effective process improvement and evidence-based decision-making. When randomized …

Causes and consequences of child growth failure in low-and middle-income countries

A Mertens, J Benjamin-Chung, JM Colford Jr, J Coyle… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Child growth failure is associated with a higher risk of illness and mortality, which
contributed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2.2 to end malnutrition by …