From association to causation via regression

DOI10.1006/AAMA.1996.0501MaRDI QIDQ679036zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors David Freedman

Publication date 22 April 1997

Published in Advances in Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1006/aama.1996.0501

zbMATH Keywords

econometricsregression

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to economics (62P20) Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82) Economic time series analysis (91B84)

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