Causality in Crisis? Statistical Methods and the Search for Causal Knowledge in the Social Sciences
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of ReviewsPublished 1 November 1998
Arthur L. Stinchcombe, Vaughn R. McKim, Stephen Turner
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Abstract
These essays critically reassess the widely accepted view that statistical methods of analysis can, and do, yield causal understanding of social phenomena. They emphasize the historical, philosophical and conceptual perspectives that underlie and inform current methodological controversies.
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Social Sciences