Morgan, Stephen L. 1971-

Counterfactuals and causal inference : methods and principles for social research / Stephen L. Morgan and Christopher Winship. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xiii, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Analytical methods for social research . - Analytical methods for social research. .

First published: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-316) and index.

"In this book, the counterfactual model of causality for observational data analysis is presented, and methods for causal effect estimation are demonstrated using examples from sociology, political science, and economics."--Jacket.

9780521856157 (hbk.) 0521856159 (hbk.) 9780521671934 (pbk.) 0521671930 (pbk.)


Social sciences--Research.
Social sciences--Methodology.
Causation.

300.72 / STE 2008