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Math — Causal DAG: Time-Varying Confounding

A confounder that is also affected by earlier treatment.

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Time-varying confoundingE1Treatment (time 1)DO NOT ADJUSTLTime-varying confounderE2Treatment (time 2)DO NOT ADJUSTOOutcomeDO NOT ADJUSTExposureOutcomeConfounderMediatorUnobservedNo simple identification strategy works here: no adjustment set blocks every backdoor path, no front door is open, and nothing in this diagram…No simple identification strategy works for the effect of `Treatment (time 1)`, `Treatment (time 2)` on `Outcome`. Three doors were tried and all three are shut: …

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title "Time-varying confounding"
exposure E1 "Treatment (time 1)"
node L "Time-varying confounder"
exposure E2 "Treatment (time 2)"
outcome O "Outcome"
E1 -> L
L -> E2
L -> O
E1 -> O
E2 -> O