Michael Hayes

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in this case we could reclose the path by controlling for A or D. This example shows that there may be different strategies for deconfounding. One researcher might take the easy way and not control for anything; a more traditional researcher might control for C and D. Both would be correct and should get the same result (provided that the model is correct, and we have a large enough sample).
The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect (Penguin Science)
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