Causal Inference

• Main Author: Rosenbaum, Paul R
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge MIT Press 2023; The MIT Press
• Edition: 1
• Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series
• Subjects: Causation; Inference; Mathematical statistics; Observation (Scientific method); Probabilities; Science; Science > Experiments; randomized experiment; sensitivity analysis; Causation; causality; observational study; epidemiology; health outcomes; randomized trials; treatment effects; econometrics; propensity; data science; randomization; program evaluation; medical statistics; policy analysis; clinical trials; public health; statistics

A nontechnical guide to the basic ideas of modern causal inference, with illustrations from health, the economy, and public policy. Which of two antiviral drugs does the most to save people infected with Ebola virus? Does a daily glass of wine prolong or shorten life? Does winning the lottery make y...