Statistical Models and Causal Inference: A Dialogue with the Social Sciences

by David A. Freedman, David Collier, David Freedman

Book Overview

David A. Freedman presents here a definitive synthesis of his approach to causal inference in the social sciences. He explores the foundations and limitations of statistical modeling, illustrating basic arguments with examples from political science, public policy, law, and epidemiology. Freedman maintains that many new technical approaches to statistical modeling constitute not progress, but regress. Instead, he advocates a 'shoe leather' methodology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521123909
• ISBN13: 9780521123907
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"