Questions tagged [omitted-variable-bias]
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Does confounding always imply endogeneity?
I'm a bit confused with the definitions regarding causal inference. My question is whether we can call measured confounding an endogeneity problem?
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Omitted variable bias vs. Multicollinearity
There's seems to be a bit like catch 22: suppose I am doing linear regression, and I have 2 variables that are highly correlated. If I use both in my model, I will suffer from multicollinearity, but ...
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How is the omitted variable bias formula derived?
I see it is often quoted that the omitted variable bias formula is
$$
\text{Bias}\left(\widehat{\beta_1}\right) = \beta_2 \cdot \text{Corr}\left(X_2,X_1\right)
$$
where $\widehat{\beta_1}$ is the ...
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Using a DAG to understand omitted variable bias in OLS vs Binary Dependent Variable Regression
Suppose I have three variables. $A$ and $U$ are continuous variables but $U$ is unobserved. $Y$ is the binary outcome. $A$ and $U$ are independent.
Let the true model be from the typical probit or ...
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