Exploring causality from observational data: An example assessing whether religiosity promotes cooperation.
Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children
Causal Inference
Cooperation
Religion
Sensitivity Analysis
Journal
Evolutionary human sciences
ISSN: 2513-843X
Titre abrégé: Evol Hum Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101773423
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
03
08
2022
revised:
15
06
2023
accepted:
16
06
2023
medline:
17
8
2023
pubmed:
17
8
2023
entrez:
17
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Causal inference from observational data is notoriously difficult, and relies upon many unverifiable assumptions, including no confounding or selection bias. Here, we demonstrate how to apply a range of sensitivity analyses to examine whether a causal interpretation from observational data may be justified. These methods include: testing different confounding structures (as the assumed confounding model may be incorrect), exploring potential residual confounding and assessing the impact of selection bias due to missing data. We aim to answer the causal question 'Does religiosity promote cooperative behaviour?' as a motivating example of how these methods can be applied. We use data from the parental generation of a large-scale (
Identifiants
pubmed: 37587927
doi: 10.1017/ehs.2023.17
pii: S2513843X23000178
pmc: PMC10426067
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e22Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The author declares none.
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