The Table 2 Fallacy¶
Westreich, D., & Greenland, S. (2013). The Table 2 Fallacy: Presenting and Interpreting Confounder and Modifier Coefficients. American Journal of Epidemiology, 177(4), 292-298.
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Mechanisms¶
- Statistical Adjustment
- This is the Table 2 fallacy: treating every coefficient in the model as an equally interpretable causal effect and adjusting for variables that are mediators or colliders rather than confounders.
This sourceNames the Table 2 fallacy and explains why coefficients for every modeled covariate cannot all be interpreted as equivalent causal effects.
- This is the Table 2 fallacy: treating every coefficient in the model as an equally interpretable causal effect and adjusting for variables that are mediators or colliders rather than confounders.
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