Counterfactuals and Causal Inference

Methods and Principles for Social Research

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship ISBN: 9781316163986
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: November 17, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Stephen L. Morgan, Christopher Winship
ISBN: 9781316163986
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 17, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

In this second edition of Counterfactuals and Causal Inference, completely revised and expanded, the essential features of the counterfactual approach to observational data analysis are presented with examples from the social, demographic, and health sciences. Alternative estimation techniques are first introduced using both the potential outcome model and causal graphs; after which, conditioning techniques, such as matching and regression, are presented from a potential outcomes perspective. For research scenarios in which important determinants of causal exposure are unobserved, alternative techniques, such as instrumental variable estimators, longitudinal methods, and estimation via causal mechanisms, are then presented. The importance of causal effect heterogeneity is stressed throughout the book, and the need for deep causal explanation via mechanisms is discussed.

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In this second edition of Counterfactuals and Causal Inference, completely revised and expanded, the essential features of the counterfactual approach to observational data analysis are presented with examples from the social, demographic, and health sciences. Alternative estimation techniques are first introduced using both the potential outcome model and causal graphs; after which, conditioning techniques, such as matching and regression, are presented from a potential outcomes perspective. For research scenarios in which important determinants of causal exposure are unobserved, alternative techniques, such as instrumental variable estimators, longitudinal methods, and estimation via causal mechanisms, are then presented. The importance of causal effect heterogeneity is stressed throughout the book, and the need for deep causal explanation via mechanisms is discussed.

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