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Biology — Effect Modification

A modifier changes the size of an exposure's effect.

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Effect modification (moderation)XExposureYOutcomeMEffect modifierExposureOutcomeConfounderMediatorUnobservedThe exposure is unconfounded: every backdoor path is already blocked, so the crude association estimates the total effect. 3 variables, 2 edge…No adjustment is needed: the exposure is unconfounded in this diagram, so the crude association between `Exposure` and `Outcome` already estimates the total effec…

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title "Effect modification (moderation)"
exposure X "Exposure"
outcome Y "Outcome"
node M "Effect modifier"
X -> Y
M -> Y