Causality: Some Statistical Aspects

D. R. Cox

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 1992, vol. 155, issue 2, 291-301

Abstract: After some brief historical comments on statistical aspects of causality two current views are outlined and their limitations sketched. One definition is that causality is a statistical association that cannot be explained away by confounding variables and the other is based on a link with notions in the design of experiments. The importance of underlying processes or mechanisms is stressed. Implications for empirical statistical analysis are discussed.

Date: 1992
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