S2E7: The donut episode: Measures of association - a podcast by Sue Bevan - Society for Epidemiologic Research
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In this episode of Season 2 of SERious Epidemiology, Hailey and Matt record, then re-record due to a technical error (ooops!) a discussion on Chapter 5 on measures of association and measures of effect. We say whether we prefer risks or rates. We talk about the counterfactual, causal contrasts, valid inferences and good comparison groups. We use the phrase “living your best epi life”. And we define the difference between associations and effects. We answer whether smoking cessation programs increase the risk of being hit by a drunk driver (and if so, whether that’s causal). There is a mystery related to a mysterious death in the desert. Matt explains why he almost dropped out of intro epi. Oh and if you are wondering why this is the donut episode, Hailey sent Matt donuts after this episode after realizing (60 minutes in….) that she never pressed ‘record’ and Matt’s wife almost sent them back thinking it was a mistake since she had no idea who they were for.
In the episode we mention two papers:Identifiability, exchangeability, and epidemiological confoundingS Greenland, JM Robins
International journal of epidemiology 15 (3), 413-419And
Confounding in health researchS Greenland, H Morgenstern
Annual review of public health 22 (1), 189-212
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