This document describes an online course from Harvard University on causal diagrams. The course teaches how to use causal diagrams to visualize causal relationships between variables and summarize causal assumptions. It includes case studies applying causal diagrams to health and social science questions. Students must complete 5 written assignments to finish the course. The course is free to take but certification costs $49. It contains over 5 hours of video content across 5 modules covering topics like association vs. causation, confounding, selection bias, and biases in causal inference.
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Basics of Causal Diagrams: Draw Your
Assumptions Before Your Conclusions
(Harvard University)
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A causal diagram is a graphical tool that enables the visualisation of causal relationships between
variables in a causal …
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A causal diagram is a graphical tool that enables the visualisation of causal relationships between
variables in a causal model. A casual diagram allows you to summarise and communicate
assumptions about the causal structure of a problem.
The Basics of Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions (Harvard University)
course teaches the theory of causal diagrams and illustrates its applications to causal inference.
Then you will be studied a series of case studies that highlight the practical applications of causal
diagrams to real-world questions from the health and social sciences.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to
complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can
write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers
are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
Certification
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assignment of the course as part of the assessment. Upon successful completion of a course, you can
choose to make your achievement formal by obtaining your Certi cate at a cost of £49.
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Course Credit:Harvard University
Module : 01
Causal Diagrams 00:02:00
Video Syllabus 00:02:00
Association vs. Causation 00:03:00
1. Estrogens and Uterine Cancer: The problem 00:05:00
2. What is a DAG? 00:05:00
Cause and Effect 00:09:00
Confounding 00:09:00
5. Selection Bias 00:10:00
D-separation 00:08:00
Estrogens and Uterine Cancer: The Explanation 00:07:00
Module : 02
Folic Acid and Birth Defects: The Problem 00:04:00
De nition of Confounding 00:06:00
Confounders (Part I) 00:09:00
COURSE CURRICULUM
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Confounders (Part II) 00:07:00
Confounders (Part III) 00:07:00
Confounding Control 00:10:00
Folic Acid and Birth Defects: The Explanation 00:06:00
Smoking and Dementia: The Problem 00:02:00
De nition of Structural Bias 00:04:00
Studies with Outcome-based Selection 00:07:00
Module : 03
Follow-up Studies (Part I) 00:07:00
Follow-up Studies (Part II) 00:06:00
Selection Bias Control 00:07:00
Smoking and Dementia: The Explanation 00:04:00
Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis: The Problem 00:03:00
De nition of Measurement Bias 00:05:00
Classi cation of Measurement Error 00:07:00
Measurement Bias Control 00:07:00
Hepatitis B Vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis: The Solution 00:06:00
Naming the Bias 00:05:00
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Module : 04
Why Causal Inference is Hard 00:03:00
Antiretroviral Therapy and Human Immunode ciency Virus: The Problem 00:03:00
Time-Varying Treatments 00:06:00
Time Varying Confounding 00:05:00
Treatment-Confounder Feedback 00:04:00
Bias Conventional Methods 00:06:00
Antiretroviral Therapy and Human Immunode ciency Virus: The
Explanation
00:05:00
Jamie Robins Interview 00:16:00
Part 1 00:05:00
Part 2 00:03:00
Part 3 00:06:00
Module : 05
Part 4 00:03:00
Part 1 00:06:00
Part 2 00:05:00
Part 3 00:07:00
Part 4 00:11:00
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Part 1 00:08:00
Part 2 00:06:00
Part 3 00:06:00
Part 4 00:09:00
Part 1 00:09:00
Part 2 00:09:00
Part 3 00:04:00
Part 4 00:01:00
Assessment
Submit Your Assignment 00:00:00
Certi cation 00:00:00
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