Launching EpiSimulations.net

Network graph of matched case-control sets from a simulated nested case-control study created on EpiSimulations.net

Network graph of matched case-control sets from a simulated nested case-control study created on EpiSimulations.net

Cluster Doctoral students, Andrew Ratanatharathorn and Stephen Mooney and Cluster Faculty member, Andrew Rundle, recently launched EpiSimulations.net, a suite of tools for demonstrating and modeling methodological issues in epidemiology.  The site uses R Shiny to create interactive simulations that allow the user to conduct a series of “what if” experiments to demonstrate epidemiology principles.  The site currently has modules that demonstrate the extent of bias caused in a study by confounding and exposure misclassification, and the intricacies and trade offs involved in matching in a case control study.  Each module has a set of sliders that allow the user to control the simulation parameters and observe the resulting bias in the study’s estimate of the effect of exposure on disease.

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1 Response to Launching EpiSimulations.net

  1. George Kaplan says:

    Very cool. Good work!

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