2017 spring 1xbet sports betting ASA Chapter Meeting
The spring meeting of the 1xbet sports betting Missouri chapter of the American Statistical Association was held in Manhattan on April 6. In addition to inducting new members into the Mu Sigma Rho Honor Society, we had a lovely dinner and keynote presentation by Professor Jeffrey M. Albert from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University.
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Jeffrey M. Albert
Causal 1xbet sports betting Analysis: Recent Trends and Controversies
Causal mediation analysis uses a potential outcomes framework to decompose an overall exposure or treatment effect into a direct effect and indirect 1xbet sports betting through one or more mediators. While a parametric mediation formula approach, usually targeting ‘natural’ direct and indirect 1xbet sports betting , has become popular, it has also received recent criticism. An alternative natural 1xbet sports betting model approach has been offered, while ‘interventional’ 1xbet sports betting have been proposed to replace natural 1xbet sports betting . We provide counter-arguments to the criticisms and present extensions of the mediation formula approach that remedy some its shortcomings. Practical use and clinically meaningful interpretations are emphasized, and data from a dental caries study used in an illustrative example.