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Biology — Reverse Causation

The true effect runs opposite to the assumption.

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Reverse causationXPhysical activity (measured)YIllness (measured)ExposureOutcomeConfounderMediatorUnobserved`Illness (measured)` is not a descendant of `Physical activity (measured)`, so P(Illness (measured) | do(Physical activity (measured))) = P(Il…No arrow path leads from `Physical activity (measured)` to `Illness (measured)`. This diagram states that the exposure has NO effect on the outcome — which may be…

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title "Reverse causation"
exposure X "Physical activity (measured)"
outcome Y "Illness (measured)"
Y -> X