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Maths — A Causal Chain (Pipe)

Conditioning on the middle blocks the association.

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A causal chain (pipe)XXZZYYExposureOutcomeConfounderMediatorUnobservedThe 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 `X` and `Y` already estimates the total effect. Every back…

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title "A causal chain (pipe)"
exposure X "X"
mediator Z "Z"
outcome Y "Y"
X -> Z
Z -> Y