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Statistics and causal inference. (1986)
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Paul W Holland
| Venue: | J. Am. Statist. Assoc., |
| Citations: | 736 - 1 self |
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@ARTICLE{Holland86statisticsand,
author = {Paul W Holland},
title = {Statistics and causal inference.},
journal = {J. Am. Statist. Assoc.,},
year = {1986},
pages = {945--970}
}
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Abstract
Problems involving causal inference have dogged at the heels of statistics since its earliest days. Correlation does not imply causation, and yet causal conclusions drawn from a carefully designed experiment are often valid. What can a statistical model say about causation? This question is addressed by using a particular model for causal inference
