Randomization inference with natural experiments: An analysis of ballot effects in the 2003 California recall election

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 101, Issue 475, 2006, Pages 888-900

  Ho, Daniel E ^a   Imai, Kosuke ^b  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Fisher's exact test; Nonparametric inference; Permutation test; Political science; Treatment effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748866984     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/016214505000001258     Document Type: Review

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