Causal inference in randomized experiments with mediational processes.

Causal inference in randomized experiments with mediational processes.

This article links the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach with the principal stratification (PS) approach, both of which have been widely used to study the role of intermediate posttreatment outcomes in randomized experiments. Despite the potential benefit of such integration, the 2 approaches have been developed in parallel with little interaction. This article proposes the cross-mode...

Essays on Causal Inference in Randomized Experiments

Essays on Causal Inference in Randomized Experiments

Randomized Experiments and Observational Studies: Causal Inference in Statistics

This talk describes the theory of causal inference in randomized experiments and nonrandomized observational studies, using two simple theoretical/actual examples for illustration. Key ideas: causal effects, randomized experiments, adjustments for observed covariates, sensitivity analysis for unobserved covariates, reducing sensitivity to hidden bias using design strategies. 1. Seven Key Contri...

Causal Inference in Randomized Trials with Noncompliance

Inference processes in causal analogies

In recent papers, Lee & Holyoak (2007, 2008a, 2008b) argue that extant models of analogy fail to explain how people draw inferences from causal analogies. In the current research, we argue that structure-mapping theory sufficiently explains the analogical inferences drawn from these causal analogies, and that, contrary to L&H‘s claims, the effect inference can indeed be evaluated by a post-anal...