epicmodel0.2.1 package

Causal Modeling in Epidemiology

are_sufficient

Check if a certain set of component causes is suffcient

check_steplist

Check epicmodel_steplist class objects

create_scc

Creating SCC models

effect_size

Determine standardized effect size of component causes

epicmodel_scc

SCC model objects

epicmodel_steplist

Steplist objects

epicmodel-package

epicmodel: Causal Modeling in Epidemiology

export_mechanism

Export mechanisms

intervene

Explore effect of interventions

launch_steplist_creator

Launch steplist creator shiny app

mechanism

Investigate mechanisms

necessary_causes

Extract necessary causes

plot_dag

Plot DAG

prevent

Explore effect of prevention

remove_all_modules

Remove all modules

remove_na

Removing NA in icc and outc

remove_segment

Remove segments

sc_contain_steps

Do steps appear in sufficient causes?

scc_cause_sets

Extracting component causes from SCC model

scc_to_dag

Transform SCC to DAG

show_steps

Show all steps of a SCC model

uncheck_steplist

Unchecking epicmodel_steplist objects

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Create causal models for use in epidemiological studies, including sufficient-component cause models as introduced by Rothman (1976) <doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a112335>.

  • Maintainer: Felix Forster
  • License: GPL (>= 3)
  • Last published: 2025-12-15

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