This dataset contains 100 observations, generated under the following mechanism:
X ~ N(0, 1) (exposure)
Z ~ X + N(0,1) (measured factor: mediator)
Y ~ Z + N(0, 1) (outcome)
Usage
causal_mediator
Arguments
Format
A dataframe with 100 rows and 3 variables:
exposure: exposure
covariate: a known factor (mediator)
outcome: outcome
References
D'Agostino McGowan L, Barrett M (2023). Causal inference is not a statistical problem. Preprint arXiv:2304.02683v1.