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A Brief Introduction to Causal Inference Brady Neal causalcourse.com What is causal inference? Inferring the effects of any treatment/policy/intervention/etc. 2 / 28 Brady Neal What is causal inference? Inferring the effects of any

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  5. Simpson’s paradox: scenario 1 (treatment B) Condition Mild Severe Total 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 7 / 28 Brady Neal

  6. <latexit sha1_base64="6nzlYT7Z3LXF3cG2BdYfPCoT2Q=">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</latexit> Simpson’s paradox: scenario 1 (treatment B) Condition Mild Severe Total 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) Causal Graph C T Y Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 7 / 28 Brady Neal

  7. <latexit sha1_base64="6nzlYT7Z3LXF3cG2BdYfPCoT2Q=">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</latexit> Simpson’s paradox: scenario 1 (treatment B) Condition Mild Mild Severe Total 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) Causal Graph C Treatment A T Y Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 7 / 28 Brady Neal

  8. <latexit sha1_base64="6nzlYT7Z3LXF3cG2BdYfPCoT2Q=">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</latexit> Simpson’s paradox: scenario 1 (treatment B) Condition Mild Severe Mild Severe Total 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) Causal Graph C Treatment A Treatment B T Y Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 7 / 28 Brady Neal

  9. Simpson’s paradox: scenario 2 (treatment A) Condition Mild Severe Total 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 8 / 28 Brady Neal

  10. <latexit sha1_base64="WDTVIbXn/a2k0zCUek3TNQgock=">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</latexit> Simpson’s paradox: scenario 2 (treatment A) Condition Mild Severe Total 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) T C Causal Graph Y Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 8 / 28 Brady Neal

  11. <latexit sha1_base64="WDTVIbXn/a2k0zCUek3TNQgock=">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</latexit> Simpson’s paradox: scenario 2 (treatment A) Condition Mild Severe Total Treatment B 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) T C Severe Causal Graph Y Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 8 / 28 Brady Neal

  12. <latexit sha1_base64="WDTVIbXn/a2k0zCUek3TNQgock=">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</latexit> Simpson’s paradox: scenario 2 (treatment A) Condition Mild Severe Total Treatment A Treatment B 15% 30% 16% t A n e (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% r T B (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) T C Mild Severe Causal Graph Y Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox 8 / 28 Brady Neal

  13. Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox Correlation does not imply causation Then, what does imply causation? Causation in observational studies Correlation does not imply causation 9 / 28 Brady Neal

  14. Correlation does not imply causation Correlation does not imply causation 10 / 28 Brady Neal

  15. Correlation does not imply causation Sleeping with shoes on is strongly correlated with waking up with a headache Correlation does not imply causation 11 / 28 Brady Neal

  16. Correlation does not imply causation Sleeping with shoes on is strongly correlated with waking up with a headache Common cause: drinking the night before Correlation does not imply causation 11 / 28 Brady Neal

  17. Correlation does not imply causation Sleeping with shoes on is strongly correlated with waking up with a headache Common cause: drinking the night before 1. Shoe-sleepers differ from non-shoe- sleepers in a key way Correlation does not imply causation 11 / 28 Brady Neal

  18. Correlation does not imply causation Sleeping with shoes on is strongly correlated with waking up with a headache Common cause: drinking the night before 1. Shoe-sleepers differ from non-shoe- sleepers in a key way 2. Confounding Correlation does not imply causation 11 / 28 Brady Neal

  19. Correlation does not imply causation Sleeping with shoes on is strongly correlated with waking up with a headache Common cause: drinking the night before 1. Shoe-sleepers differ from non-shoe- sleepers in a key way 2. Confounding Correlation does not imply causation 11 / 28 Brady Neal

  20. Correlation does not imply causation Sleeping with shoes on is strongly correlated with waking up with a headache Common cause: drinking the night before 1. Shoe-sleepers differ from non-shoe- sleepers in a key way 2. Confounding Causal association Correlation does not imply causation 11 / 28 Brady Neal

  21. Correlation does not imply causation Sleeping with shoes on is strongly correlated with waking up with a headache Common cause: drinking the night before 1. Shoe-sleepers differ from non-shoe- sleepers in a key way 2. Confounding Total association (e.g. correlation): mixture of causal and confounding association Causal association Correlation does not imply causation 11 / 28 Brady Neal

  22. “Correlation = Causation” is a cognitive bias 1 Causal association 1 The illusion of causality: A cognitive bias underlying pseudoscience (Blanco & Matute, 2018) Correlation does not imply causation 12 / 28 Brady Neal

  23. “Correlation = Causation” is a cognitive bias 1 confounder Causal association 1 The illusion of causality: A cognitive bias underlying pseudoscience (Blanco & Matute, 2018) Correlation does not imply causation 12 / 28 Brady Neal

  24. “Correlation = Causation” is a cognitive bias 1 Availability heuristic (another cognitive bias) gives us confounder Causal association 1 The illusion of causality: A cognitive bias underlying pseudoscience (Blanco & Matute, 2018) Correlation does not imply causation 12 / 28 Brady Neal

  25. “Correlation = Causation” is a cognitive bias 1 Availability heuristic (another cognitive bias) gives us Why? confounder Causal association 1 The illusion of causality: A cognitive bias underlying pseudoscience (Blanco & Matute, 2018) Correlation does not imply causation 12 / 28 Brady Neal

  26. “Correlation = Causation” is a cognitive bias 1 Availability heuristic (another cognitive bias) gives us Motivated reasoning (another cognitive bias) Why? confounder Causal association 1 The illusion of causality: A cognitive bias underlying pseudoscience (Blanco & Matute, 2018) Correlation does not imply causation 12 / 28 Brady Neal

  27. “Correlation = Causation” is a cognitive bias 1 Availability heuristic (another cognitive bias) gives us Motivated reasoning (another cognitive bias) Why? explains confounder correlation = causation Causal association 1 The illusion of causality: A cognitive bias underlying pseudoscience (Blanco & Matute, 2018) Correlation does not imply causation 12 / 28 Brady Neal

  28. Nicolas Cage drives people to drown themselves ��������������������������������������������������� ����������������� ������������������������������ ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ������������� ������� ����������������������� ������������� ������� ������������� ������������� ������� ������������ ������� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ���� ������������� ����������������������� �������������� https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Correlation does not imply causation 13 / 28 Brady Neal

  29. Correlation does not imply causation Correlation does not imply causation 14 / 28 Brady Neal

  30. Then, what does imply causation?

  31. Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox Correlation does not imply causation Then, what does imply causation? Causation in observational studies Then, what does imply causation? 16 / 28 Brady Neal

  32. Potential outcomes: intuition Inferring the effect of treatment/policy on some outcome Then, what does imply causation? 17 / 28 Brady Neal

  33. Potential outcomes: intuition Inferring the effect of treatment/policy on some outcome Take pill Then, what does imply causation? 17 / 28 Brady Neal

  34. Potential outcomes: intuition Inferring the effect of treatment/policy on some outcome Take pill Don’t take pill Then, what does imply causation? 17 / 28 Brady Neal

  35. Potential outcomes: intuition Inferring the effect of treatment/policy on some outcome Take pill causal effect Don’t take pill Then, what does imply causation? 17 / 28 Brady Neal

  36. Potential outcomes: intuition Inferring the effect of treatment/policy on some outcome Take pill no causal effect Don’t take pill Then, what does imply causation? 17 / 28 Brady Neal

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: observed treatment T do( T = 1) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual do( T = 0) Then, what does imply causation? 18 / 28 Brady Neal

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=1) : observed treatment T do( T = 1) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual Y i | do( T =0) do( T = 0) Then, what does imply causation? 18 / 28 Brady Neal

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notation ) , Y i (1) Y i | do( T =1) : observed treatment T do( T = 1) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) ) , Y i (0) Y i | do( T =0) do( T = 0) Causal effect Y i (1) − Y i (0) Then, what does imply causation? 18 / 28 Brady Neal

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observed treatment T do( T = 1) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) Y i (0) = 0 do( T = 0) Causal effect Y i (1) − Y i (0) = 1 Then, what does imply causation? 19 / 28 Brady Neal

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observed treatment T do( T = 1) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i Counterfactual specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) Y i (0) = 0 do( T = 0) Causal effect Factual Y i (1) − Y i (0) = 1 Then, what does imply causation? 19 / 28 Brady Neal

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1 : observed treatment T do( T = 1) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i Factual specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) Y i (0) = 0 do( T = 0) Causal effect Counterfactual Y i (1) − Y i (0) = 1 Then, what does imply causation? 19 / 28 Brady Neal

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Individual treatment effect (ITE): Y i (1) − Y i (0) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual Average treatment effect (ATE): : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) E [ Y i (1) � Y i (0)] = E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) Then, what does imply causation? 20 / 28 Brady Neal

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Average treatment effect (ATE) : observed treatment T Individual treatment effect (ITE): Y i (1) − Y i (0) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual Average treatment effect (ATE): : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) E [ Y i (1) � Y i (0)] = E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] � � : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) 6 = E [ Y | T = 1] � E [ Y | T = 0] Then, what does imply causation? 20 / 28 Brady Neal

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Individual treatment effect (ITE): Y i (1) − Y i (0) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual Average treatment effect (ATE): : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) E [ Y i (1) � Y i (0)] = E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] � � : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) 6 = E [ Y | T = 1] � E [ Y | T = 0] C Recall: correlation does not imply causation T Y Causal association Then, what does imply causation? 20 / 28 Brady Neal

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Individual treatment effect (ITE): Y i (1) − Y i (0) : observed outcome Y : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual Average treatment effect (ATE): : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) E [ Y i (1) � Y i (0)] = E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] � � : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) 6 = E [ Y | T = 1] � E [ Y | T = 0] C Recall: correlation does not imply causation T Y Causal association Then, what does imply causation? 20 / 28 Brady Neal

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confounding: : observed treatment T : observed outcome Y E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] 6 = E [ Y | T = 1] � E [ Y | T = 0] : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) C : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) T Y Causal association Then, what does imply causation? 21 / 28 Brady Neal

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Randomized control trials (RCTs) ATE when there is confounding: : observed treatment T : observed outcome Y E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] 6 = E [ Y | T = 1] � E [ Y | T = 0] : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) C C : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) RCTs: experimenter randomizes T Y T Y subjects into treatment group Causal association Causal association or control group 1. T cannot have any causal parents Then, what does imply causation? 21 / 28 Brady Neal

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Randomized control trials (RCTs) ATE when there is confounding: : observed treatment T : observed outcome Y E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] 6 = E [ Y | T = 1] � E [ Y | T = 0] : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) C C : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) RCTs: experimenter randomizes T Y T Y subjects into treatment group Causal association Causal association or control group 1. T cannot have any causal parents 2. Groups are comparable Then, what does imply causation? 21 / 28 Brady Neal

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(RCTs) ATE when there is confounding: : observed treatment T : observed outcome Y E [ Y (1)] � E [ Y (0)] 6 = E [ Y | T = 1] � E [ Y | T = 0] : used in subscript to denote a i specific unit/individual : potential outcome under treatment Y i (1) : potential outcome under no treatment Y i (0) C C : population-level potential outcome Y ( t ) RCTs: experimenter randomizes T Y T Y subjects into treatment group Causal association Causal association or control group 1. T cannot have any causal ATE when there is no confounding (e.g. RCTs): parents E [ Y (1)] − E [ Y (0)] = E [ Y | T = 1] − E [ Y | T = 0] 2. Groups are comparable Then, what does imply causation? 21 / 28 Brady Neal

  57. Motivating example: Simpson’s paradox Correlation does not imply causation Then, what does imply causation? Causation in observational studies Causation in observational studies 22 / 28 Brady Neal

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  62. <latexit sha1_base64="6nzlYT7Z3LXF3cG2BdYfPCoT2Q=">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</latexit> <latexit sha1_base64="2pM8GJC8It2zwHmHDEMBJXZBQYg=">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</latexit> Observational studies Ideal Can’t always randomize treatment C • Ethical reasons (e.g. unethical to randomize people to smoke for T Y measuring effect on lung cancer) Causal association • Infeasibility (e.g. can’t randomize Observational countries into communist/capitalist studies systems to measure effect on GDP) C • Impossibility (e.g. can’t change a living person’s DNA at birth for measuring T Y effect on breast cancer) Causal association Causation in observational studies 23 / 28 Brady Neal

  63. How do we measure causal effects in observational studies?

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right variables . 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right variables . W If is a sufficient adjustment set, we have W E [ Y ( t ) | W = w ] , E [ Y | do( T = t ) , W = w ] = E [ Y | t, w ] E [ Y ( t )] , C E [ Y | do( T = t )] = E W E [ Y | t, W ] T M Y Causal association Causation in observational studies 25 / 28 Brady Neal

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Solution: backdoor adjustment E [ Y | do( T = t )] = E W E [ Y | t, W ] Shaded nodes are examples of sufficient adjustment sets W W 2 Z 1 Z 3 C W 1 W 3 Z 2 C T M Y Causal association T M Y T M Y Causal association Causal association Causation in observational studies 26 / 28 Brady Neal

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Application to the COVID-27 example Causal Graph X E [ Y | do( T = t )] = E C E [ Y | t, C ] = E [ Y | t, c ] P ( c ) C c Condition T Y Mild Severe Total Causal 15% 30% 16% 1450 + 600 t A 19.4% 0.15 0.30 ≈ 0.194 n e 2050 2050 (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% 1450 + 600 r T B 12.9% 0.10 0.20 ≈ 0.129 (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) 2050 2050 E [ Y | do( t )] E [ Y | t, C = 0] E [ Y | t, C = 1] E [ Y | t ] Causation in observational studies 27 / 28 Brady Neal

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Application to the COVID-27 example Causal Graph X E [ Y | do( T = t )] = E C E [ Y | t, C ] = E [ Y | t, c ] P ( c ) C c Condition T Y Mild Severe Total Causal 15% 30% 16% 1450 + 600 t A 19.4% 0.15 0.30 ≈ 0.194 n e 2050 2050 (210/1400) (30/100) (240/1500) m t a e 10% 20% 19% 1450 + 600 r T B 12.9% 0.10 0.20 ≈ 0.129 (5/50) (100/500) (105/550) 2050 2050 E [ Y | do( t )] E [ Y | t, C = 0] E [ Y | t, C = 1] E [ Y | t ] Causation in observational studies 27 / 28 Brady Neal

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