Tools for Validating Causal and Predictive Claims in Social Science Models

Procedia Manufacturing

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 3925-3932

  Sliva, Amy ^a   Reilly, Scott Neal ^a   Casstevens, Randy ^a   Chamberlain, John ^a  

^a CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal models; Convergent Cross Mapping; Dynamic time warp; Granger causality; Model validation; Predictive models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986185288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23519789     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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