Project

Dealing with multiple mediators in causal mediation analysis

Code
3G019317
Duration
01 January 2017 → 31 December 2019
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Applied mathematics in specific fields
    • Statistics and numerical methods
Keywords
multiple mediators causality
 
Project description

Limitations of methods for causal mediation analysis are so severe that they prohibit realistic applications with multiple mediators. To overcome this, we will propose new conceptual definitions of interventional direct and indirect effects, along with estimation procedures. These effects are informative about interventions, require fewer assumptions than current notions of causal effects and can be identified in multiple mediator settings.