Conditioning on a Collider May Induce Spurious Associations: Do the Results of Gale et al. (2017) Support a Health-Protective Effect of Neuroticism in Population Subgroups?

Tom G. Richardson; George Davey Smith; Marcus R. Munafò

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Conditioning on a Collider May Induce Spurious Associations: Do the Results of Gale et al. (2017) Support a Health-Protective Effect of Neuroticism in Population Subgroups?

Tom G. Richardson, George Davey Smith, Marcus R. Munafò

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University of Bristol

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	629-632
Number of pages	4
Journal	Psychological Science
Volume	30
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797618774532
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2019

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Conditioning on a Collider May Induce Spurious Associations: Do the Results of Gale et al. (2017) Support a Health-Protective Effect of Neuroticism in Population Subgroups? / Richardson, Tom G.; Davey Smith, George; Munafò, Marcus R.
In: Psychological Science, Vol. 30, No. 4, 30.04.2019, p. 629-632.

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