Selection Bias Requires Selection: The Case of Collider Stratification Bias.
Am J Epidemiol
; 193(3): 407-409, 2024 Feb 05.
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In epidemiology, collider stratification bias, the bias resulting from conditioning on a common effect of two causes, is oftentimes considered a type of selection bias, regardless of the conditioning methods employed. In this commentary, we distinguish between two types of collider stratification bias collider restriction bias due to restricting to one level of a collider (or a descendant of a collider) and collider adjustment bias through inclusion of a collider (or a descendant of a collider) in a regression model. We argue that categorizing collider adjustment bias as a form of selection bias may lead to semantic confusion, as adjustment for a collider in a regression model does not involve selecting a sample for analysis. Instead, we propose that collider adjustment bias can be better viewed as a type of overadjustment bias. We further provide two distinct causal diagram structures to distinguish collider restriction bias and collider adjustment bias. We hope that such a terminological distinction can facilitate easier and clearer communication.
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Am J Epidemiol
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