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22 Jul 2024: Search. The randomization principle in causal inference: A modern look at some old ideas. Abstract. Randomization is a fundamental principle in causal inference and was first proposed by R A Fisher about a century ago. Although randomization has now

22 Jul 2024: Search. Statistical Modelling (Part II, Michaelmas 2022). 2022-09-30. General information. This course consists of 16 lectures and 8 practical sessions. It complements the Part II Principles of Statistics, but takes a more applied perspective.

22 Jul 2024: Search. Causal Inference with Observational Data: Common Designs and Statistical Methods (2023). Course description. Observational studies are non-interventional empirical investigations of causal effects and are playing an increasingly vital role

22 Jul 2024: Search. Causal mediation analysis for time-varying heritable risk factors with Mendelian Randomization. Zixuan Wu, Ethan Lewis, Qingyuan Zhao, Jingshu Wang. February 2024Abstract. Understanding the causal pathogenic mechanisms of diseases is crucial

22 Jul 2024: Search. What is a randomization test? Yao Zhang, Qingyuan Zhao. March 2022Abstract. The meaning of randomization tests has become obscure in statistics education and practice over the last century. This article makes a fresh attempt at rectifying

22 Jul 2024: Search. Seeking a summer research intern (EXPIRED). 2021-01-29 2 min read. I am posting a summer research project that may be suitable for Cambridge Part II students (or senior undergraduate students from other universities). Cambridge students can

22 Jul 2024: Search. A fun model to explain the surging popularity of Mendelian randomization. 2021-03-23 2 min read. I was preparing for my talk in EPFL’s statistics seminar today and discovered an interesting model. As many people know, the popularity of

22 Jul 2024: Search. COVID-19 (project page). 2020-07-24. Publications. Small Data, Big Time—A retrospect of the first weeks of COVID-19. To be read before The Royal Statistical Society at the Society’s 2021 annual conference held in Manchester on Wednesday,

22 Jul 2024: Search. Sensitivity Analysis with the $R2$-calculus. Tobias Freidling, Qingyuan Zhao. January 2023R$-sensitivity contours for the lower end of the estimated partially identified region. Abstract. Causal inference necessarily relies upon untestable

22 Jul 2024: Search. A unified analysis of regression adjustment in randomized experiments. Katarzyna Reluga, Ting Ye, Qingyuan Zhao. October 2022Abstract. Regression adjustment is broadly applied in randomized trials under the premise that it usually improves