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Adjustment for variables that should not be controlled, potentially distorting a causal estimate.
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Name distortion from adjusting for inappropriate covariates.Useful when explaining why adding more controls can worsen, not improve, a causal estimate.
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- overadjustment bias
- risk of overadjustment
- adjust for overadjustment
- unnecessary adjustment
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Adjusting for the mediator produced overadjustment and obscured part of the total effect.
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Whether an adjustment is excessive depends on the causal question and model; controlling for a mediator can remove part of the effect one intends to estimate.
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