RMF2012 Abstracts
Session: Thursday 5th July (09.15 - 12.45)
Title: What is Mendelian randomisation? What is the difference between association and causation? What is geosimulation? and What is Web 3.0/crowdsourcing?
Name: Graham Crow
Affiliation: NCRM Hub, University of Southampton
Abstract Details
What Is? sessions are designed to provide an introduction to a range of research methods and related methodological issues. The methods will be presented in an accessible fashion and their uses will be described. This session's presentations will be on Mendelian randomisation, causation, geosimulation and Web 3.0/crowdsourcing? Each presentation will last about 25 minutes and will be followed by about 20 minutes of questions from the audience, who are assumed to be interested but to have no prior knowledge of the method under discussion. Sessions will be recorded and made available on the NCRM website.
Presentation downloads
Presenter: Mark Birkin
Presenter: Rhian Daniel
What is the difference between association and causation?
Presenter: Frank Dudbridge
What is Mendelian Randomisation
The level of the session is: Accessible
Presentation details
Presenter 1
Start time: 09:15
Presentation title: What is Mendelian randomisation?
Author: Dr Frank Dudbridge
Affiliation: NCRM PATHWAYS Node
Presenter 2
Start time: 10:00
Presentation title: What is the difference between association and causation?
Author: Dr Rhian Daniel
Affiliation: NCRM PATHWAYS Node
Presenter 3
Start time: 11:15
Presentation title: What is geosimulation?
Author: Professor Mark Birkin
Affiliation: NCRM TALISMAN Node
Presenter 4
Start time: 12:00
Presentation title: What is Web 3.0/crowdsourcing?
Author: Dr Andy Hudson-Smith
Affiliation: NCRM TALISMAN Node