Observation and experiment : an introduction to causal inference / Paul R. Rosenbaum.
Observation and experiment : an introduction to causal inference / Paul R. Rosenbaum.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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G 2017/3617
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English
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xvi, 374 pages ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
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Part I. Randomized experiments: A randomized trial -- Structure -- Causal inference in randomized experiments -- Irrationality and polio -- Part II. Observational studies: Between observational studies and experiments -- Natural experiments -- Elaborate theories -- Quasi-experimental devices -- Sens...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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Massachusetts
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2017.
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We hear that a glass of red wine prolongs life, that alcohol is a carcinogen, that pregnant women should drink not a drop of alcohol. Major medical journals first claimed that hormone replacement therapy reduces the risk of heart disease, then reversed themselves and said it increases the risk of heart disease. What are the effects caused by consum...
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Observation and experiment : an introduction to causal inference / Paul R. Rosenbaum.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/3617
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067497557X hardcover alkaline paper
9780674975576 hardcover alkaline paper
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001.4340151954
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991024116017702626