MF9570 New statistical methods for causal inference 23. – 26. November 2015
Literature:
The course is based on handouts from the teachers. As a preparation for the course one may e.g. consult the book on Causal Inference which is being developed by Miguel Hernán and James M. Robins at Harvard University. The finished parts of this are freely available on the Internet. The course is independent of this book, but the material in the book gives a useful background.
Teaching facilities:
The course takes place at the University of Oslo, at the buildings Domus Medica (DM) and Domus Odontologica (DO).
Teachers:
Professor Odd O. Aalen, Department of Biostatistics, IMB, (course leader)
Associate professor Jon Michael Gran, Department of Biostatistics, IMB
Senior researcher Hein Stigum, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Associate professor Theis Lange, University of Copenhagen
Postdoctoral Fellow Morten Valberg, Department of Biostatistics, IMB
Monday 23. November
Location: Nye auditorium 13, DM
08.30-09.00: Registration. (Information desk, 1st floor, Domus Medica, close to Lille Auditorium)
09.00-10.15: What is causality? Some general concepts. Speaker: Aalen.
10.30-12.00: Introduction to causal graphs (DAGs). Speaker: Stigum.
12.00-13.00: Lunch break
13.00-16.00: Causal graphs (DAGs) continued. Speaker: Stigum
Tuesday 24. November
Location: Lille auditorium A1.1004, DO
08.30-10.45: Analyzing DAGs with examples and exercises. Speaker: Stigum.
Location: PC-lab R-211 (GA21R-211), Domus Medica tilbygg
11.00-12.00: Exercises with the program DAGitty. Instructor: Stigum.
12.00-13.00: Lunch break
Location: Lille auditorium A1.1004, DO
13.00-14.00: The obesity paradox and other mysteries. Speaker: Aalen.
14.15-14.50: Endogeneity, exogeneity and feedback. Speaker: Aalen
Location: PC-lab R-211 (GA21R-211), Domus Medica tilbygg
15.00-16.00: Introduction to programming in R. Instructor: Valberg
Wednesday 25. November
Location: Lille auditorium A1.1004, DO
08.30-12.00: Counterfactual causality, inverse probability weighting, marginal structural models. Speaker: Gran.
12.00-12.45: Lunch break
12.45-14.30: Demonstrating a program for marginal structural models. Speaker: Gran.
14.45-15.45: Counterfactual causality continued. (Gran).
Thursday 26. November
Location: Lille auditorium A1.1004, DO
08.30-10.00: Mediation – a general viewpoint and linear models. Speaker: Lange.
10.15-12.00: Mediation - counterfactuals and natural effects models. Speaker: Lange.
12.00-12.15: Introduction to mediation exercises. Speaker: Lange.
12.15-13.15: Lunch break
Location: PC-lab R-211 (GA21R-211), Domus Medica tilbygg
13.15-15.30: Practical mediation analysis (exercises). Instructor: Lange.
15.30-16.00: Overview of the course. Closure. (Aalen).
Course exam:
A take home exam will be handed out at the end of the course. This should be solved at home and then returned within a specified deadline.