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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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Revision as of 21:35, 2 June 2018
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)?
| Method/strategy | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Try to deliberately control as many other variables as possible | [1] | |
| Randomized controlled trial | [1] Michael Nielsen also talks about this in his tutorial | |
| The 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 [2] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cosma Rohilla Shalizi. "Identifying Causal Effects from Observations". April 7, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen L. Morgan; Christopher Winship. Counterfactual and Causal Inference: Methods and Principles for Social Research. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press. 2015.