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954147
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b708517
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Morgan, Stephen L., (Stephen Lawrence),1971-
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Counterfactuals and causal inference : : methods and principles for social research /\ Stephen L. Morgan and Christopher Winship.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Analytical methods for social research
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1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages) :: illustrations
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0511348290
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0521671930
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0521856159
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9780521671934
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9780521856157
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-316) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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"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.
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Causation.
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Social sciences-- Methodology.
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Social sciences-- Research.
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Causalité
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Sciences sociales-- Méthodes statistiques.
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Sciences sociales-- Méthodologie.
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Sciences sociales-- Recherche.
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Causalidade.
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Causalité.
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Causation.
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Inferência estatística.
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Methode
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Metodologia da pesquisa.
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Sciences sociales-- Méthodologie.
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Sciences sociales-- Recherche.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Methodology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Research.
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Social sciences-- Methodology.
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Social sciences-- Research.
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Sozialwissenschaften
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Methode.
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Sozialwissenschaften.
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Causaliteit.
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Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek.
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| Dewey Classification
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300.72
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H62.M646 2007
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70.03bcl
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QH 253rvk
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| Added Entry
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Winship, Christopher.
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