The Spectre of Berkson's Paradox: Collider Bias in Covid-19 Research

Annie Herbert; Gareth Griffith; Gibran Hemani; Luisa Zuccolo

doi:10.1111/1740-9713.01413

The Spectre of Berkson's Paradox: Collider Bias in Covid-19 Research

Signif (Oxf). 2020 Jul 29;17(4):6-7. doi: 10.1111/1740-9713.01413. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Annie Herbert¹, Gareth Griffith², Gibran Hemani³, Luisa Zuccolo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Annie Herbert is a Senior research associate at the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol.
² Gareth Griffith is an ESRC postdoctoral fellow at the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol.
³ Gibran Hemani is a Senior research fellow at the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol.
⁴ Luisa Zuccolo is a Senior lecturer in epidemiology at the MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol.

Abstract

When non-random sampling collides with our understanding of Covid-19 risk, we must be careful not to draw incorrect conclusions about cause and effect. By Annie Herbert, Gareth Griffith, Gibran Hemani and Luisa Zuccolo.

Grants and funding

208806/Z/17/Z/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom