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This book provides a post-positivist theory of deterministic and probabilistic causality that supports both quantitative and qualitative explanations. Features of particular interest include the ability to provide true explanations in contexts where our knowledge is incomplete, a systematic interpretation of causal modeling techniques in the social



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"A careful and sophisticated attempt to explicate the notion of explanation, especially in the probabilistic or statistical context."--Lawrence Sklar, The American Scientist

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*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Traditional Causation, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO. Probabilistic Causation, pg. 22*CHAPTER THREE. Cause and Chance, pg. 61*CHAPTER FOUR. Scientific Explanations, pg. 98*APPENDIX ONE. Covariance Measures, pg. 143*APPENDIX TWO. Extension of the Basic Quantitative Theory, pg. 145*APPENDIX THREE. Transitivity and Negative Links, pg. 153*REFERENCES, pg. 158*INDEX, pg. 167

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691605821, 978-0691605821
      ISBN10: 0691605823
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book provides a post-positivist theory of deterministic and probabilistic causality that supports both quantitative and qualitative explanations. Features of particular interest include the ability to provide true explanations in contexts where our knowledge is incomplete, a systematic interpretation of causal modeling techniques in the social



      Trade Review
      "A careful and sophisticated attempt to explicate the notion of explanation, especially in the probabilistic or statistical context."--Lawrence Sklar, The American Scientist

      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE. Traditional Causation, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO. Probabilistic Causation, pg. 22*CHAPTER THREE. Cause and Chance, pg. 61*CHAPTER FOUR. Scientific Explanations, pg. 98*APPENDIX ONE. Covariance Measures, pg. 143*APPENDIX TWO. Extension of the Basic Quantitative Theory, pg. 145*APPENDIX THREE. Transitivity and Negative Links, pg. 153*REFERENCES, pg. 158*INDEX, pg. 167

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