Causation
Published: Sep 12th, 2013
View Lecture Slides with Transcript -Causation – All Parts Part A (5:03) Part B (3:42) Starts with Simpson’s Paradox This document is linked from Causation.
Content Tagged “Causation” 
Little Handbook – Design & Sampling
Published: Feb 16th, 2013
View the Reading on Study Design (≈12,000 words; much more than we cover in this course!) View the Reading on Random Samples and Randomization (≈700 words) From the online version of Little Handbook […]
Summary (Unit 2)
Published: Dec 29th, 2012
In this unit, we discussed the first step in the big picture of statistics — production of data. Production of data happens in two stages: sampling and study design. Our goal in sampling is […]
Little Handbook – Causality: Cause & Effect
Published: Dec 26th, 2012
View the Reading (≈ 1700 words) From the online version of Little Handbook of Statistical Practice, this reading contains a discussion of causality. This document is linked from Causation.
Did I Get This – Simpson’s Paradox
Published: Dec 26th, 2012
http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2013/01/qzDIG_new_causation.swf This document is linked from Causation.
Learn By Doing – Causation and Lurking Variables
Published: Dec 25th, 2012
Recall that an instance of Simpson’s paradox occurs whenever including a lurking variable causes you to rethink the direction of an association. In this activity, we will reinforce our understanding […]
Learn By Doing – Causation
Published: Dec 25th, 2012
http://phhp-faculty-cantrell.sites.medinfo.ufl.edu/files/2012/12/qzLBD_New_Causation1.swf Hint When we practiced exploring the relationship between two categorical variables, we looked at a study in which the type of light in young children’s rooms when […]
Causation
Published: Aug 21st, 2012
Introduction Simpson’s Paradox A Final Example – Gaining a Deeper Understating of the Relationship Let’s Summarize CO-1: Describe the roles biostatistics serves in the discipline of public health. Video: Causation (8:45) Introduction LO […]