In this episode, Hailey and Matt discuss whether IVs are rebellious or magical or the midlife crisis of methods. We talk about how they deal with confounding problems. We talk about how they are used

In this episode, we discuss instrumental variables with Dr. Rita Hamad of Harvards TH Chan School of Public Health. This episode is focused on the first part of Chapter 28 of Modern Epidemiology 4th

In this episode we follow up on our conversation about mediation. We talk about what mediation is and when it is useful. We talk about the history of these methods. We debate what direct and indirect

In this episode, Matt and Hailey talk with Dr. Kara Rudolph and Dr. Ivan Diaz about mediation analysis. We talk through what it is, what it means and when we want to do it. We talk about mechanism of

In this episode, Hailey and Matt continue on their discussion on study efficiency and realize that we think about efficiency in very different ways. We talk about the difference between statistical ef

In this episode we are joined by Professor Robert Platt of McGill University to talk about study efficiency and the ways we can think about this in terms of study design. We talk about hierarchies of

We kick off season 4 by reminiscing about the origins of the podcast and preview whats upcoming for season 4 where we will continue on our last season of reviewing Modern Epidemiology 4thedition. We

Its hard to believe this is the final episode of season 3! In this season finale episode, we continue our discussion of topics related to Chapter 26 in Modern Epidemiology (4th Edition) with Dr. Eric

Matt and Hailey take a deep dive into Chapter 26 in Modern Epidemiology, 4thEdition, Analysis of Interaction. This episode needs a content warning- it is among the most advanced and conceptually comp

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Sonia Hernandez Diaz for a discussion on Chapter 25 in Modern Epidemiology, 4th edition. This chapter is focused on methods for causal inference in longitudinal s