Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1 Introduction to Probabilities, Graphs, and Causal Models
- 2 A Theory of Inferred Causation
- 3 Causal Diagrams and the Identification of Causal Effects
- 4 Actions, Plans, and Direct Effects
- 5 Causality and Structural Models in Social Science and Economics
- 6 Simpson’s Paradox, Confounding, and Collapsibility
- 7 The Logic of Structure-Based Counterfactuals
- 8 Imperfect Experiments: Bounding Effects and Counterfactuals
- 9 Probability of Causation: Interpretation and Identification
- 10 The Actual Cause
- 11 Reflections, Elaborations, and Discussions with Readers
- Epilogue The Art and Science of Cause and Effect
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2013
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1 Introduction to Probabilities, Graphs, and Causal Models
- 2 A Theory of Inferred Causation
- 3 Causal Diagrams and the Identification of Causal Effects
- 4 Actions, Plans, and Direct Effects
- 5 Causality and Structural Models in Social Science and Economics
- 6 Simpson’s Paradox, Confounding, and Collapsibility
- 7 The Logic of Structure-Based Counterfactuals
- 8 Imperfect Experiments: Bounding Effects and Counterfactuals
- 9 Probability of Causation: Interpretation and Identification
- 10 The Actual Cause
- 11 Reflections, Elaborations, and Discussions with Readers
- Epilogue The Art and Science of Cause and Effect
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index
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- CausalityModels, Reasoning, and Inference, pp. vii - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009