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Confounding Bias Analysis

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The Problem of Unmeasured Confounding

We can never be certain we've measured all confounders.

Quantitative bias analysis asks:

  • How strong would unmeasured confounding need to be to explain the result?
  • What is the bias-corrected estimate given assumptions about the confounder?

Parameters needed:

  • Prevalence of U among exposed and unexposed
  • Effect of U on outcome

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