Marginal structural models (MSMs) are a class of statistical models used to estimate causal effects in the presence of time-varying treatments and confounders. They leverage techniques like inverse probability weighting to create a pseudo-population where treatment assignment is independent of confounders, thus allowing for unbiased estimation of treatment effects. These models are particularly useful when analyzing the impact of interventions over time while accounting for changes in covariates.
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