An overview of relations among causal modelling methods.

@article{citeulike:2306132, abstract = {This paper provides a brief overview to four major types of causal models for health-sciences research: Graphical models (causal diagrams), potential-outcome (counterfactual) models, sufficient-component cause models, and structural-equations models. The paper focuses on the logical connections among the different types of models and on the different strengths of each approach. Graphical models can illustrate qualitative population assumptions and sources of bias not easily seen with other approaches; sufficient-component cause models can illustrate specific hypotheses about mechanisms of action; and potential-outcome and structural-equations models provide a basis for quantitative analysis of effects. The different approaches provide complementary perspectives, and can be employed together to improve causal interpretations of conventional statistical results.}, address = {Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Statistics, UCLA College of Letters and Science, 22333 Swenson Drive, Topanga, CA 90290-3434, USA. lesdomes@ucla.edu}, author = {Greenland, S. and Brumback, B. }, citeulike-article-id = {2306132}, issn = {0300-5771}, journal = {Int J Epidemiol}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {1030--1037}, posted-at = {2008-01-30 06:57:58}, priority = {2}, title = {An overview of relations among causal modelling methods.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12435780}, volume = {31}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2306132 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2306132 TI - An overview of relations among causal modelling methods. JF - Int J Epidemiol VL - 31 IS - 5 SP - 1030 EP - 1037 AD - Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, Department of Statistics, UCLA College of Letters and Science, 22333 Swenson Drive, Topanga, CA 90290-3434, USA. lesdomes@ucla.edu SN - 0300-5771 N2 - This paper provides a brief overview to four major types of causal models for health-sciences research: Graphical models (causal diagrams), potential-outcome (counterfactual) models, sufficient-component cause models, and structural-equations models. The paper focuses on the logical connections among the different types of models and on the different strengths of each approach. Graphical models can illustrate qualitative population assumptions and sources of bias not easily seen with other approaches; sufficient-component cause models can illustrate specific hypotheses about mechanisms of action; and potential-outcome and structural-equations models provide a basis for quantitative analysis of effects. The different approaches provide complementary perspectives, and can be employed together to improve causal interpretations of conventional statistical results. AU - Greenland, S AU - Brumback, B PY - 2002/10// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12435780 ER -