Causality In Crisis?: Statistical Methods & Search for Causal Knowledge in Social Sciences

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Notre Dame Press (1997)
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These essays critically reassess the widely accepted view that statistical methods of analysis can, and do, yield causal understanding of social phenomena. They emphasize the historical, philosophical and conceptual perspectives that underlie and inform current methodological controversies.

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"Net Effects": A Short History.  (pages 23-45)Stephen Turner

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