Why We Should Teach Causal Inference: Examples in Linear Regression With Simulated Data

Basic knowledge of ideas of causal inference can help students to think beyond data, that is, to think more clearly about the data generating process. Especially for (maybe big) observational data, qualitative assumptions are important for the conclusions drawn and interpretation of the quantitative...

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Main Authors: Karsten Lübke, Matthias Gehrke, Jörg Horst, Gero Szepannek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Statistics Education
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691898.2020.1752859