From Association to Causation via Regression
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From Association to Causation via Regression
For nearly a century, investigators in the social sciences have used regression models to deduce cause-and-effect relationships from patterns of association. Path models and automated search procedures are more recent developments. In my view, this enterprise has not been successful. The models tend to neglect the difficulties in establishing causal relations, and the mathematical complexities ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Applied Mathematics
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0196-8858
DOI: 10.1006/aama.1996.0501