Stephen Malina
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Deriving the front-door criterion with the do-calculus
A step-by-step mathematical derivation of the front-door criterion in causal inference using the do-calculus, demonstrating how to identify causal effects even with unmeasured confounding.
Decaf vs. regular coffee blinded experiment
A two-week blinded, randomized self-experiment comparing the effects of regular versus decaf coffee on cognitive performance, mood, and alertness, with detailed methodology and quantitative analysis.
All of Statistics - Chapter 3
Selected Exercises #
1. Suppose we play a game where we start with $ c $ dollars. On each play of the game you either double or halve your …
Paper Review - Network Mendelian Randomization
In which I record my thoughts on Network Mendelian Randomization by Burgess et al.
What is this paper about? #
This paper describes a …
Causal Inference Notes
Causal Inference in Statistics #
Questions #
- Why is the causal effect identifiable in an IV DAG when the dependencies are linear (from …
Paper Review - IVs and Mendelian Randomization
Summary #
Detailed Notes #
3 IV Requirements #
- IV must have a direct influence on the treatment
- IV must not covary with the …
Matrix Potpourri
Matrix Potpourri #
As part of reviewing Linear Algebra for my Machine Learning class, I’ve noticed there’s a bunch of matrix …
Paper Review - DeepSEA
A review of the DeepSEA paper, which uses convolutional neural networks to predict chromatin features from DNA sequences and evaluate the functional significance of non-coding variants.
Paper Review - Basset
In which I record my thoughts on Basset.
Bio Background #
The genome consists of (broadly) two types of genes, coding genes and noncoding …
Paper Review - DeepBind
A technical review of the DeepBind paper, which uses convolutional neural networks to predict protein-DNA/RNA binding affinities, with analysis of its methods, significance, and potential future extensions.
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