Observation and Experiment: An Introduction to Causal Inference

by Paul R. Rosenbaum

Book Overview

In the daily news and the scientific literature, we are faced with conflicting claims about the effects caused by some treatments, behaviors, and policies. A daily glass of wine prolongs life, or so we are told. Yet we are also told that alcohol can cause life-threatening cancer and that pregnant women should abstain from drinking. Some say that raising the minimum wage decreases inequality while others say it increases unemployment. Investigators...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067497557X
• ISBN13: 9780674975576
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"