causal_mediator {quartets}

Mediator Data

Description

This dataset contains 100 observations, generated under the following mechanism: X ~ N(0, 1) (exposure) Z ~ X + N(0,1) (measured factor: mediator) Y ~ Z + N(0, 1) (outcome)

Usage

causal_mediator

Format

A dataframe with 100 rows and 3 variables:

• exposure: exposure

• covariate: a known factor (mediator)

• outcome: outcome

References

D'Agostino McGowan L, Barrett M (2023). Causal inference is not a statistical problem. Preprint arXiv:2304.02683v1.