Ridda Ali

PhD Student at University of Leeds. @LIDA_UK @DataCDT Interested in Data Science, Causal Inference and Public Health. #CausalTwitter #EpiTwitter #Obesity

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

“RACISM IS THE REFUGE FOR THE IGNORANTS”. You don’t have to be -Black- to feel outraged. At the end of the day, we are ALL human and bleed the same colour! #BlackLivesMatterUK #GeorgeFloydProtests @AcademicChatter

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

@biostatsfun @IntJObesity Yes, we condition on baseline height as it’s a confounder

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

🎉First PhD paper published in @IntJObesity

First study showing causal estimates on composite weight outcomes (e.g., BMI) vary, potentially leading to misleading conclusions and poor health policy decisions.

https://t.co/uOxFxqXcJY

#AcademicTwitter #PhDVoice #EpiTwitter

[Mohammad-Ali Mansournia @Mohamma70696197]

Yes, the causality analysis of composite variable outcomes (or exposures) such as BMI or weight change is subject to inferential bias! Composite variable bias; just published in IJO:
https://t.co/Hqke0jzGtr

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

@biostatsfun @IntJObesity As we have mentioned in our paper - using composite variables as either exposure or outcome (except when serving as proxies for latent variables) carries the risk of producing misleading causal effect estimates.

[Ken Rothman @ken_rothman]

Composite variable bias: causal analysis of weight outcomes

https://t.co/IBKzlRuaOe

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

@BauvinPierre @IntJObesity Thank you, I am glad that you find it useful 😊

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

@OnahNoelyn Congratulations! I’m so happy for you 🎉😊

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

@OnahNoelyn Congratulations 🎉 Noelyn! I’m so happy for you 😊

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

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Even in the wake of a devastating earthquake that has killed 5,000 people in Turkey and Syria, the US and EU refuse to lift the sanctions which prevent Syrians from receiving direct aid from many countries.

Remember this the next time they lecture the world about human rights.

[Miguel Hernán @_MiguelHernan]

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BOOK - Causal Inference: What If
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[Shahed Amanullah @shahed]

If you defend Iranian women taking off their hijabs and you don’t defend French women who want to wear them, then you aren’t the ally you think you are

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

Over the past few days I have been attending and presenting at the @SocSocMed #SSM2022 conference. It has been an AMAZING experience as I met OUTSTANDING researchers from the UK and Europe. I am deeply honoured and grateful to be in the TOP 10 SCORING ABSTRACTS.@ECR_SSM @DataCDT

[Kate Mason @ke_mason]

Excellent presentation from @RiddaAliPhD at #SSM2022 on her PhD research highlighting critical importance of distinguishing between prediction and casual inference! Great to hear of such a positive experience engaging researchers in re-analysis of published data to explore this.

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

@SarahWieten No worries. Thanks for joining!

[Ridda Ali @RiddaAliPhD]

@ke_mason @ECR_SSM @statsmethods @PWGTennant Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊

[Kate Mason @ke_mason]

Excellent presentation from @RiddaAliPhD at #SSM2022 on her PhD research highlighting critical importance of distinguishing between prediction and casual inference! Great to hear of such a positive experience engaging researchers in re-analysis of published data to explore this.

[ECR SSM @ECR_SSM]

Brilliant to see several ECRs amongst the top 10 highest scoring abstracts at #SSM2022. Such a talented bunch 😊 @RiddaAliPhD is coming up soon in this morning's session (OP7) https://t.co/pQGm9W9EaC

[Ayisha Siddiqa @Ayishas12]

I still don’t think people understand what it means for 33 million people to be displaced. That’s 6 times more people than those internally displaced in Ukraine from war, that’s roughly 90% of the population of Canada.
That’s how many people are internally homeless right now

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