Observation and Experiment - An Introduction to Causal Inference - Grand Format

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Paul R. Rosenbaum - Observation and Experiment - An Introduction to Causal Inference.
In the daily news and the scientific literature, we are faced with conflicting claims about the effects caused by some treatments, behaviors, and policies.... Lire la suite
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Résumé

In the daily news and the scientific literature, we are faced with conflicting claims about the effects caused by some treatments, behaviors, and policies. A daily glass of wine prolongs life, or so we are told. Yet we are also told that alcohol can cause life-threatening cancer and that pregnant women should abstain from drinking. Some say that raising the minimum wage decreases inequality while others say it increases unemployment.
Investigators once confidently claimed that hormone replacement therapy reduces the risk of heart disease but today investigators confidently claim it raises that risk. How should we study such questions ? Observation and Experiment is an introduction to causal inference from one of the field's leading scholars. Using minimal mathematics and statistics, Paul Rosenbaum explains key concepts and methods through scientific examples that make complex ideas concrete and abstract principles accessible.
Some causal questions can be studied in randomized trials in which coin flips assign individuals to treatments. But because randomized trials are not always practical or ethical, many causal questions are investigated in nonrandomized observational studies. To illustrate, Rosenbaum draws examples from clinical medicine, economics, public health, epidemiology, clinical psychology, and psychiatry. Readers gain an understanding of the design and interpretation of randomized trials, the ways they differ from observational studies, and the techniques used to remove, investigate, and appraise bias in observational studies.
Observation and Experiment is a valuable resource for anyone with a serious interest in the empirical study of human health, behavior, and well-being.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    25/08/2017
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-0-674-97557-6
  • EAN
    9780674975576
  • Format
    Grand Format
  • Présentation
    Relié
  • Nb. de pages
    374 pages
  • Poids
    0.719 Kg
  • Dimensions
    15,9 cm × 24,1 cm × 3,8 cm

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Biographie de Paul R. Rosenbaum

Paul R Rosenbaum is Robert G Putzel Professor of Statistics at the Wharton School and a Senior Fellow of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania.

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