Dr. Pearl invites researchers to justify their use of principal stratification. This comment explains how the use of principal stratification simplified a complex mediational problem encountered when evaluating a smoking cessation intervention’s effect on reducing smoking withdrawal symptoms.
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Response to Pearl's Comments on Principal Stratification
Brian L Egleston
1Fox Chase Cancer Center
Citation Information: The International Journal of Biostatistics. Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 1–3, ISSN (Online) 1557-4679, DOI: 10.2202/1557-4679.1330, May 2011
Publication History:
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- 2011-05-18
Keywords: causal inference; principal stratification; mediation; smoking cessation interventions
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