Main Title |
Counterfactuals and causal inference : methods and principles for social research / |
Author |
Morgan, Stephen L.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
Year Published |
2007 |
OCLC Number |
78063574 |
ISBN |
9780521856157; 0521856159; 9780521671934; 0521671930 |
Subjects |
Social sciences--Research ;
Social sciences--Methodology ;
Causation ;
Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek ;
Causaliteit ;
Methode--(DE-588)4038971-6 ;
Sozialwissenschaften--(DE-588)4055916-6 ;
Inferãencia estatística ;
Causalidade ;
Metodologia da pesquisa ;
Causalité ;
Sciences sociales--Recherche ;
Sciences sociales--Méthodologie ;
Inferãencia estatâistica ;
Causalitâe ;
Sciences sociales--Mâethodologie
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ESBM |
H62.M646 2007 |
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CPHEA/PESD Library/Corvallis,OR |
03/04/2013 |
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Collation |
xiii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-316) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Part I. Counterfactual Causality and Empirical Research in the Social Sciences -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The counterfactual model; Part II. Estimating Causal Effects by Conditioning -- 3. Causal graphs, identification, and models of causal exposure -- 4. Matching estimators of causal effects -- 5. Regression estimators of causal effects -- Part III. Estimating Causal Effects When Simple Conditioning is Ineffective -- 6. Identification in the absence of a complete model of causal exposure -- 7. Natural experiments and instrumental variables -- 8. Mechanisms and causal explanation -- 9. Repeated observations and the estimation of causal effects -- Part IV. Conclusions -- 10. Counterfactual causality and future empirical research in the social sciences. "In this book, the counterfactual model of causality for observational data analysis is presented, and methods for causal effect estimation are demonstrated using examples from sociology, political science, and economics."--Jacket. |
Place Published |
New York |
Title Ser Add Ent |
Analytical methods for social research. |
PUB Date Free Form |
2007 |
Series Title Untraced |
Analytical methods for social research |
BIB Level |
m |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
2006103449 |
Merged OCLC records |
144225231; 144225235; 169870760; 493623268 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20130228122705 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04051cam 2200769 a 45020 |