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Diagnostics cannot have much power against general alternatives
In: International journal of forecasting, Volume 25, Issue 4, p. 833-839
ISSN: 0169-2070
Statistical Models for Causation: What Inferential Leverage Do They Provide?
In: Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research, Volume 30, Issue 6, p. 691-713
ISSN: 1552-3926
Experiments offer more reliable evidence on causation than observational studies, which is not to gainsay the contribution to knowledge from observation. Experiments should be analyzed as experiments, not as observational studies. A simple comparison of rates might be just the right tool, with little value added by "sophisticated" models. This article discusses current models for causation, as applied to experimental and observational data. The intention-totreat principle and the effect of treatment on the treated will also be discussed. Flaws in perprotocol and treatment-received estimates will be demonstrated.
Graphical Models for Causation, and the Identification Problem
In: Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research, Volume 28, Issue 4, p. 267-293
ISSN: 1552-3926
This article (which is mainly expository) sets up graphical models for causation, having a bit less than the usual complement of hypothetical counterfactuals. Assuming the invariance of error distributions may be essential for causal inference, but the errors themselves need not be invariant. Graphs can be interpreted using conditional distributions, so thatwe can better address connections between the mathematical framework and causality in the world. The identification problem is posed in terms of conditionals. As will be seen, causal relationships cannot be inferred from a data set by running regressions unless there is substantial prior knowledge about the mechanisms that generated the data. There are fewsuccessful applications of graphicalmodels, mainly because few causal pathways can be excluded on a priori grounds. The invariance conditions themselves remain to be assessed.
Statistical models and shoe leather
In: Mathematical social sciences, Volume 18, Issue 2, p. 192
Employment and unemployment in the 1980s: economic dilemmas and socio-political challenges [24 industrialized market economies; based on conference paper]
In: International labour review, Volume 123, p. 557-568
ISSN: 0020-7780
Some Pitfalls in Large Econometric Models: A Case Study
In: The journal of business, Volume 54, Issue 3, p. 479
ISSN: 1537-5374
The Unholy Three: Acquisition of Ownership of Movables by Prescription – An Assessment of University of Fort Hare v Wavelength 25 (PTY) LTD
In: Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law, Volume 79, p. 412-428
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The Legislative Authority of the Local Sphere of Government to Conserve and Protect the Environment: A Critical Analysis of Le Sueur v eThekwini Municipality [2013] ZAKZPHC 6 (30 January 2013)
In: A shorter version of this paper was presented at the Environmental Law Association 2013 Annual Conference at the Salt Rock Hotel in Salt Rock on 27 July 2013
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Special Employment Programmes in Developed and Developing Countries
In: International labour review, Volume 129, Issue 2, p. 165-184
ISSN: 0020-7780
Seeking a broader approach to employment and worklife in industrialised market-economy-countries
In: Labour and society: a quarterly journal of the International Institute for Labour Studies, Volume 8, Issue 2, p. 107-122
ISSN: 0378-5408