{"product_id":"causal-inference-for-statistics-social-and-biomedical-sciences-an-introduction-9780521885881","title":"Causal Inference for Statistics, Social, and Biomedical Sciences: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost questions in social and biomedical sciences are causal in nature: what would happen to individuals, or to groups, if part of their environment were changed? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking text, two world-renowned experts present statistical methods for studying such questions. This book starts with the notion of potential outcomes, each corresponding to the outcome that would be realized if a subject were exposed to a particular treatment or regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this approach, causal effects are comparisons of such potential outcomes. The fundamental problem of causal inference is that we can only observe one of the potential outcomes for a particular subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors discuss how randomized experiments allow us to assess causal effects and then turn to observational studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey lay out the assumptions needed for causal inference and describe the leading analysis methods, including, matching, propensity-score methods, and instrumental variables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany detailed applications are included, with a special focus on practical aspects for the empirical researcher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guido W. Imbens, Donald B. Rubin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521885881\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eImbens, Guido W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Guido W. Imbens is a Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. He has held tenured faculty positions at Harvard University, the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University. He is a fellow of the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Imbens has published widely in economics and statistics journals, including Econometrica, The American Economic Review, the Annals of Statistics, the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Biometrika, and the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRubin, Donald B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Donald B. Rubin is John L. Loeb Professor of Statistics at Harvard University, where he has been a professor since 1983 and department chair for thirteen of those years. He has authored or co-authored nearly four hundred publications (including ten books), has four joint patents, and has made important contributions to statistical theory and methodology, particularly in causal inference, design and analysis of experiments and sample surveys, treatment of missing data, and Bayesian data analysis. Rubin has received the Samuel S. Wilks Medal from the American Statistical Association, the Parzen Prize for Statistical Innovation, the Fisher Lectureship, and the George W. Snedecor Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies. He was named Statistician of the Year by the American Statistical Association, Boston and Chicago chapters. He is one of the most highly cited authors in mathematics and economics with nearly 150,000 citations to date.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39823468134515,"sku":"9780521885881","price":93.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_79293ed0-11ba-4e97-b4ce-fa3b7efc61bd.jpg?v=1644529824","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/causal-inference-for-statistics-social-and-biomedical-sciences-an-introduction-9780521885881","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}