Bayesian Sparse Mediation Analysis with Targeted Penalization of Natural Indirect Effects
Song Y, Zhou X, Kang J, Aung M, Zhang M, Zhao W, Needham B, Kardia S, Liu Y, Meeker J, Smith J, Mukherjee B. Bayesian Sparse Mediation Analysis with Targeted Penalization of Natural Indirect Effects. Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) 2021, 70: 1391-1412. PMID: 34887595, PMCID: PMC8653861, DOI: 10.1111/rssc.12518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNatural indirect effectMulti-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisMediation analysisMediator-outcome effectsMulti-Ethnic StudyStudy of AtherosclerosisCausal mediation analysisLIFECODES birth cohortBirth cohortEpidemiological studiesJoint prior distributionPotential mediatorsHigh-dimensional mediation analysisGaussian mixtureHigh-dimensional mediatorsIndirect effectsPrior distributionEstimation accuracyExposure-mediated effectsBayesian paradigmExposure effectsAvailability of measurementsComposite structuresIncreasing availability of measurements