Causal Inference

by Paul R. Rosenbaum

A nontechnical guide to the basic ideas of modern causal inference, with illustrations from health, the economy, and public policy.

Which of two antiviral drugs does the most to save people infected with Ebola virus? Does a daily glass of wine prolong or shorten life? Does winning the lottery make you more or less likely to go bankrupt? How do you identify genes that cause disease? Do unions raise wages? Do some antibiotics have lethal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262545195
• ISBN13: 9780262545198
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.2"