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Omission of main effects from regression models with a ratio variable as the focal exposure can result in bias and inflated type I error rates | Matthew Valente Have you ever estimated the association between a ratio variable (e.g., BMI, waist-hip ratio, metabolite ratio) and an outcome variable or do you plan to conduct such an analysis? Our recent publicati...

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Alcaraz - Sinner. Wow!

@jclinepi.bsky.social kindly invited me to express my thoughts on handling #ConflictsOfInterest of authors of scholarly publications. bit.ly/431UYIQ
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PhD in Epidemiology on value-of-information from validating clinical prediction models and AI Join Maastricht University as a PhD student in Epidemiology, advancing interdisciplinary methods to ensure reliable AI in healthcare through innovative statistical and health-economic approaches. Job ...

Are you a statistician or health-economist who wants to develop new methods and who is interested in evaluating the role of diagnostic & prognostic prediction models and AI? We have an opening for a PhD position at Maastricht University!

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Editorial: Predatory journals pose significant risks to authors, institutions, and the scientific community by disseminating unvetted and potentially fraudulent information.

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Met Top 2000 als achtergrondmuziek. 🙂

Niet slecht...ontspannen wandelen door mistig Limburgs landschap. 👌

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Let us start 2025 in a positive mood: here are 10 methods things researchers can worry *less* about in 2025

Upgrade your #causalinference arsenal.

A revision of our book "Causal Inference: What If" is available at miguelhernan.org/whatifbook

Thanks to everyone who suggested improvements, reported typos, and proposed new citations and material.

Enjoy the #WhatIfBook plus code and data. Also, it's free.

We have two vacancies for a postdoctoral and PhD researcher at Maastricht University. They will work on the development and application of value-of-information methods for the validation of clinical risk prediction models and medical AI.

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💥 Publication alert: Article in press! 📑

"...this review provides a theoretical overview of three main types of bias (...) commonly encountered in longitudinal cardiovascular research studies"

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The use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the review process for Elsevier | Elsevier This policy aims to provide greater transparency and guidance to authors, editors and reviewers in relation to generative AI and AI-assisted technologies

Do you put your manuscript peer reviews through ChatGPT before sending? And did you know that some publishers actually forbid this? Worth checking before you submit! www.elsevier.com/en-gb/about/...

#openaccess #AI #opinion Generative artificial intelligence and academic writing: friend or foe? - @jclinepi.bsky.social www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

We feel very welcome, here at Bluesky. For all new followers, we aim to post skeets on articles appearing in the @jclinepi.bsky.social. Mostly methods-focused articles but also articles explaining concepts relevant to understand important concepts in epidemiology:
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Using causal diagrams within the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework to evaluate confounding adjustment in observational studies The current Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system instructs appraisers to evaluate whether individual observational studies have sufficiently adjusted for c...

Using causal diagrams within the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation framework to evaluate confounding adjustment in observational studies - Journal of Clinical Epidemiology www.jclinepi.com/article/S089...

What advice can we offer to authors? Reflections from the statisticians’ bench What are the statistical issues on which the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology editorial team should be offering advice to authors? Lists of statistical bugbears and elephant traps in health research r...

What advice can we offer to authors? Reflections from the statisticians’ bench - @jclinepi.bsky.social by @richardhooper.bsky.social @andreatricco.bsky.social @davidit.bsky.social and Areti Angeliki Veroniki.
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This starters pack can be found here:
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Methodological Quality Assessment Tools for Diagnosis and Prognosis Research: Overview and Guidance - @jclinepi.bsky.social
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Sorry about the confusion. But there seems to be a glitch in the system. Is now #openaccess, as is the rest of the series. As it was meant to be.

Sorry about the confusion. But there seems to be a glitch in the system. Is now #openaccess, as is the rest of the series.

A brief note on the random-effects meta-analysis model and its relationship to other models Meta-analysis is a statistical method for combining quantitative results across studies. A fundamental decision in undertaking a meta-analysis is choosing an appropriate model for analysis. This is th...

#KeyConceptSeries: A brief note on the random-effects meta-analysis model and its relationship to other models - @jclinepi.bsky.social
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Key challenges in epidemiology: Embracing open science - @jclinepi.bsky.social
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Special Issue Call.
Accepting submissions for issue on Methodological Aspects of Research Integrity and Culture. This series aims to cover a broad range of methodological issues of relevance to research integrity, scientific misconduct, and questionable research practices.
deadline March 1, 2025