Machine Learning for Experiments in the Social Sciences

by Mark Harmon White II White II, Jon Green, Mark H. White II

Causal inference and machine learning are typically introduced in the social sciences separately as theoretically distinct methodological traditions. However, applications of machine learning in causal inference are increasingly prevalent. This Element provides theoretical and practical introductions to machine learning for social scientists interested in applying such methods to experimental data. We show how machine learning can be useful for conducting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009168223
• ISBN13: 9781009168229
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"