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	\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation (i.e. without conducting an experiment). I think this one breaks down into further strategies. Three of them are listed in p. 30 of <ref>Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. ''Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research''. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.</ref> \|\|		\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation (i.e. without conducting an experiment). I think this one breaks down into further strategies. Three of them are listed in p. 30 of <ref>Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. ''Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research''. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.</ref> \|\|
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			==See also==

			* [[Creation of causal graphs]]

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	\| Randomized controlled trial \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects" /> Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial \|\| There are lots of examples of this. It would be good to explain a concrete one. For now, I'll just link to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial#In_social_science this section on Wikipedia].		\| Randomized controlled trial \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects" /> Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial \|\| There are lots of examples of this. It would be good to explain a concrete one. For now, I'll just link to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial#In_social_science this section on Wikipedia].
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	\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation. I think this one breaks down into further strategies. Three of them are listed in p. 30 of <ref>Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. ''Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research''. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.</ref> \|\|		\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation (i.e. without conducting an experiment). I think this one breaks down into further strategies. Three of them are listed in p. 30 of <ref>Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. ''Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research''. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.</ref> \|\|
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	\| Try to deliberately control as many other variables as possible \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects">Cosma Rohilla Shalizi. [http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~cshalizi/uADA/16/lectures/23.pdf "Identifying Causal Effects from Observations"]. April 7, 2016.</ref> \|\|		\| Try to deliberately control as many other variables as possible \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects">Cosma Rohilla Shalizi. [http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~cshalizi/uADA/16/lectures/23.pdf "Identifying Causal Effects from Observations"]. April 7, 2016.</ref> \|\| ?
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	\| Randomized controlled trial \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects" /> Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial \|\|		\| Randomized controlled trial \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects" /> Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial \|\| There are lots of examples of this. It would be good to explain a concrete one. For now, I'll just link to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomized_controlled_trial#In_social_science this section on Wikipedia].
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	\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation. I think this one breaks down into further strategies. Three of them are listed in p. 30 of <ref>Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. ''Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research''. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.</ref> \|\|		\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation. I think this one breaks down into further strategies. Three of them are listed in p. 30 of <ref>Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. ''Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research''. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.</ref> \|\|

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	\| Try to deliberately control as many other variables as possible \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects">http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~cshalizi/uADA/16/lectures/23.pdf</ref> \|\|		\| Try to deliberately control as many other variables as possible \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects">Cosma Rohilla Shalizi. [http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~cshalizi/uADA/16/lectures/23.pdf "Identifying Causal Effects from Observations"]. April 7, 2016.</ref> \|\|
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	\| Randomized controlled trial \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects" /> Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial \|\|		\| Randomized controlled trial \|\| <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects" /> Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial \|\|
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	\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation. \|\|		\| The [[Do calculus\|''do'' calculus]] \|\| This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation. I think this one breaks down into further strategies. Three of them are listed in p. 30 of <ref>Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. ''Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research''. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.</ref> \|\|
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'''Methods of discovering causal effects''': basically, after observing or interacting with the environment, how can we discover what causes what? When are we justified to claim causal effects (not just correlation)?

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| Try to deliberately control as many other variables as possible || <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects">http://www.stat.cmu.edu/~cshalizi/uADA/16/lectures/23.pdf</ref> ||
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| Randomized controlled trial || <ref name="shalizi-identifying-causal-effects" /> Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial ||
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| The [[Do calculus|''do'' calculus]] || This allows us to infer causal effects just by observation. ||
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==References==

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