An Introduction to Causal Inference

Sociological Methods & Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-379

  Sobel, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 84993729286     PISSN: 00491241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049124196024003004     Document Type: Article

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