Seeing and Doing: the Concept of Causation Page 1 Inrernarwnal Srarisrical Revitw (2002).
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There has been in the last decade or so an upsurge of interest in causation outside of
philosophy. One important strand of research focuses on how statistical data can be used to …

7.1 Background Causality is a challenging topic for anyone to consider in a formal way.
Already the concept itself is problematic, and often people have sharply different opinions of …

This paper aims at assisting empirical researchers benefit from recent advances in causal
inference. The paper stresses the paradigmatic shifts that must be undertaken in moving …

Problems involving causal inference have dogged at the heels of Statistics since its earliest
days. Correlation does not imply causation and yet causal conclusions drawn from a …

In the applied statistical literature, causal relations are often described equivocally or
euphemistically as 'risk factors', or as part of 'dimension reduction'. The statistical literature …

There is a need for integrated thinking about causality, probability and mechanisms in
scientific methodology. Causality and probability are long-established central concepts in …

The discussion of concepts of causality has been a staple of philosophical discourse since
at least Aristotle. Very well known are Aristotle's four types of causes: the material cause, the …

Written by one of the preeminent researchers in the field, this book provides a
comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. It shows how causality has …

This review presents empirical researchers with recent advances in causal inference, and
stresses the paradigmatic shifts that must be undertaken in moving from traditional statistical …