
An Ode to Generalized Linear Models | Episode 16
10/02/20 โข 45 min
Ellie Murray and Lucy D'Agostino McGowan casually discuss linear versus logistic regression, prediction versus inference, generalized linear models, and more!
๐Robin Gomila's paper: "Logistic or linear? Estimating causal effects on experimental treatments on binary outcomes using regression analysis"
๐ฆ Robin's twitter thread about the paper
Follow along on Twitter:
- The American Journal of Epidemiology: @AmJEpi
- Ellie: @EpiEllie
- Lucy: @LucyStats
๐ถ Our intro/outro music is courtesy of Joseph McDade.
๐ฉโ๐จ Our artwork is by Allison Horst.
Ellie Murray and Lucy D'Agostino McGowan casually discuss linear versus logistic regression, prediction versus inference, generalized linear models, and more!
๐Robin Gomila's paper: "Logistic or linear? Estimating causal effects on experimental treatments on binary outcomes using regression analysis"
๐ฆ Robin's twitter thread about the paper
Follow along on Twitter:
- The American Journal of Epidemiology: @AmJEpi
- Ellie: @EpiEllie
- Lucy: @LucyStats
๐ถ Our intro/outro music is courtesy of Joseph McDade.
๐ฉโ๐จ Our artwork is by Allison Horst.
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Methodological Advances in Causal Inference with Betsy Ogburn | Episode 15
Ellie Murray and Lucy D'Agostino McGowan discuss methodological advancement in causal inference with Dr. Elizabeth Ogburn from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
๐ Wang & Blei's The Blessings of Multiple Causes paper
๐ฆ COVID-19 Collaboration Platform
๐ COVID-19 Meta-dashboard of dashboards
Follow along on Twitter:
- The American Journal of Epidemiology: @AmJEpi
- Ellie: @EpiEllie
- Lucy: @LucyStats
- Betsy: @BetsyOgburn
๐ถ Our intro/outro music is courtesy of Joseph McDade.
๐ฉโ๐จ Our artwork is by Allison Horst.
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Ellie Murray and Lucy D'Agostino McGowan talk about the causal questions linked to schools opening during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then they have Dr. Emily Oster, professor of economics at Brown University, on to discuss her thoughts on and contributions to this area.
๐ Emily's Atlantic Piece Schools aren't super-spreader events
๐ COVID-19 School Response Dashboard
Follow along on Twitter:
- The American Journal of Epidemiology: @AmJEpi
- Emily: @profemilyoster
- Ellie: @EpiEllie
- Lucy: @LucyStats
๐ถ Our intro/outro music is courtesy of Joseph McDade.
๐ฉโ๐จ Our artwork is by Allison Horst.
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