06 Causality Flashcards
1
Q
What is the difference between causality and association?
A
Causality is the relation between a cause and an effect
Association is the statistical relationship between two variables
2
Q
Deterministic vs. probabilistic
A
deterministic: A must always be followed by B
probabilistic: A causally increases the risk of B
3
Q
sufficient vs. necessary cause
A
sufficient: (set of) cause always induces disease
necessary: without this (set of) cause disease will never occur
4
Q
Name the Bradford-Hill criteria
A
- Temporality
- Strength of association
- Dose-response
- Replication of findings
- Biological plausibility
- Reversibility
- Specificity
- Analogy
