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Understanding Causal Inference
  • A Guide to Causal Inference
  • Table of Contents
  • About-us
  • Preface
  • What is Causality?
  • Why bother with Causality?
  • Origin of Causality
  • Statistical Inference Vs Causal Inference
  • Decision-Making
  • Why we need Causality?
    • Leaders in the Industry
  • Key Causal Terms and FAQ
  • Assumptions
    • Causal Assumptions
  • Bias
    • Selection Bias
    • Correlation is not Causation
      • Simpsons Paradox
  • Causal Graphs
    • Colliders
    • Confounders
    • Mediators
    • Back Door Paths
    • Front Door Paths
    • Structural Causal Model
    • do-calculus
    • Graph Theory
    • Build your DAG
    • Testable Implications
    • Limitations of Causal Graphs
  • Counterfactuals
    • Potential Outcomes Framework
  • Modeling for Causal Inference
    • Experimental Data
      • Randomization
        • Problems with Randomization
        • A/B Testing
          • Experiment
    • Non-Experimental / Observational Data
      • Instrumental Variables
      • Weighting
        • Inverse Propensity Weighting
      • Propensity Score
      • Sensitivity Analysis
      • Regression Discontinuity
      • Matching
      • Stratification
        • Methods
        • Implications
  • Tools and Libraries
    • DoWhy
      • Do-Sampler
      • EconML
      • Workflow
    • Causal Graphical Models
    • CausalInference
    • Dagitty
    • Other Libraries
  • Limitations of Causal Inference
    • Fundamental Problem of Causal Inference
  • Real-World Implementations
  • What's Next
  • References
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A Guide to Causal Inference

Encapsulating Causal Inference

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Causal Inference is the process of drawing conclusions about a causal connection. The question that is asked most often for research in health, social, and behavioral science is about the causal nature of things.

"In Addition, Everything that becomes or changes must do so owing to some cause. For Nothing can come to be without a cause!!" - in Timaeus

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