Anyone who’s read my stuff with any regularity is acutely aware of my disdain for the way many observational studies are conducted and interpreted in health and nutrition research, as well as my ...

Randomization Techniques (60 minutes): In this workshop, the rationale behind randomized experiments will be explained. Descriptions of commonly utilized randomization algorithms will be presented, ...

A major goal of epidemiology is to reduce the burden of disease in populations through interventions that target causal determinants of disease risk. Although observational studies, such as ...

Mendelian randomization is an approach to causal inference that uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to estimate causal effects of a risk factor on disease or health outcomes. Methods ...