Invited Commentary: Is Bias Towards the Null From Nondifferential Misclassification Wishful Thinking?

被引：3

作者：

Hamra, Ghassan B. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, 615 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2022年 / 191卷 / 08期

关键词：

epidemiologic methods; misclassification; nondifferential misclassification; wish bias;

D O I：

10.1093/aje/kwac091

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In their article, Yland et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2022;XXX(XX):XXX-XXX) bring renewed attention to the oft-cited heuristic "nondifferential misclassification biases results towards the null." They make a compelling case, as others have before, that this heuristic is misguided. Herein, I briefly discuss the history of this heuristic, discuss why I believe it became and stayed popular, and note the very limited circumstances for which it may be appropriate.

引用

页码：1496 / 1497

页数：2

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[9] DOES NONDIFFERENTIAL MISCLASSIFICATION OF EXPOSURE ALWAYS BIAS A TRUE EFFECT TOWARD THE NULL VALUE - REPLY
DOSEMECI, M
WACHOLDER, S
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[10] DOES NONDIFFERENTIAL MISCLASSIFICATION OF EXPOSURE ALWAYS BIAS A TRUE EFFECT TOWARD THE NULL VALUE - REPLY
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WACHOLDER, S
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