Collider Bias
Mathias J. Holmberg, Lars W. Andersen
Abstract
This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods describes collider bias, illustrates examples in directed acyclic graphs, and explains how it can threaten the internal validity of a study and the accurate estimation of causal relationships in randomized clinical trials and observational studies.
Topics & Concepts
ColliderMedicineObservational studyDirected acyclic graphRandomized controlled trialInternal validityEconometricsStatisticsParticle physicsSurgeryInternal medicineAlgorithmPathologyPhysicsEconomicsMathematicsComputer scienceAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials