Counterfactuals and causal inference : methods and principles for social research /
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| Author / Creator: | Morgan, Stephen L. (Stephen Lawrence), 1971- author. |
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Imprint: | New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015. |
| Description: | xxiii, 499 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Analytical methods for social research Analytical methods for social research. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10114201 |
| Summary: | In this second edition of Counterfactuals and Causal Inference, completely revised and expanded, the essential features of the counterfactual approach to observational data analysis are presented with examples from the social, demographic, and health sciences. Alternative estimation techniques are first introduced using both the potential outcome model and causal graphs; after which, conditioning techniques, such as matching and regression, are presented from a potential outcomes perspective. For research scenarios in which important determinants of causal exposure are unobserved, alternative techniques, such as instrumental variable estimators, longitudinal methods, and estimation via causal mechanisms, are then presented. The importance of causal effect heterogeneity is stressed throughout the book, and the need for deep causal explanation via mechanisms is discussed. |
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| Item Description: | Revised edition of the authors' Counterfactuals and causal inference, published in 2007. |
| Physical Description: | xxiii, 499 pages ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107065079 1107065070 9781107694163 1107694167 |
