Module 3: Causal inference and confounding

Module 3: Causal inference and confounding#

AINS6101 — Predictive Analytics in Population Health

Essential Question#

Why is prediction not the same as cause?

Core Moves#

  • Define the problem boundary

  • Identify evidence and assumptions

  • Build or evaluate the artifact

  • Communicate limits and next actions

Lab & Assignment#

Analyze confounding in a public-health scenario.

Use the assignment notebook to turn lab evidence into a defensible recommendation.