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Math — Causal DAG: Mediation

Direct and indirect (mediated) effects.

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MediationETreatmentMMediatorOOutcomeExposureOutcomeConfounderMediatorUnobservedThe exposure is unconfounded: every backdoor path is already blocked, so the crude association estimates the total effect. 3 variables, 3 edge…No adjustment is needed: the exposure is unconfounded in this diagram, so the crude association between `Treatment` and `Outcome` already estimates the total effe…

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title "Mediation"
exposure E "Treatment"
mediator M "Mediator"
outcome O "Outcome"
E -> M
M -> O
E -> O