Causal regression models III: Covariates, conditional, and unconditional average causal effects

MPR-online

Volumn 7, Issue , 2002, Pages 41-68

  Steyer, Rolf ^a   Nachtigall, Christof ^b   Wüthrich Martone, Olivia ^b   Kraus, Katrin ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Causality; Conditional causal regression models; Conditional randomization; Covariates; Nonorthogonal analysis of variance; Propensity scores; Rubin's approach to causality

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043091936     PISSN: 14328534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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