The book of why : the new science of cause and effect
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Contributors
Mackenzie, Dana, author.
Published
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 418 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
501 PEA
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501 PEA
1 available
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2018.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
99977225318, YBP14786174
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-404) and index.
Description
"Everyone has heard the claim, "Correlation does not imply causation." What might sound like a reasonable dictum metastasized in the twentieth century into one of science's biggest obstacles, as a legion of researchers became unwilling to make the claim that one thing could cause another. Even two decades ago, asking a statistician a question like "Was it the aspirin that stopped my headache?" would have been like asking if he believed in voodoo, or at best a topic for conversation at a cocktail party rather than a legitimate target of scientific inquiry. Scientists were allowed to posit only that the probability that one thing was associated with another. This all changed with Judea Pearl, whose work on causality was not just a victory for common sense, but a revolution in the study of the world",--Provided by the publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pearl, J., & Mackenzie, D. (2018). The book of why: the new science of cause and effect (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pearl, Judea and Dana, Mackenzie. 2018. The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pearl, Judea and Dana, Mackenzie. The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect Basic Books, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pearl, Judea,, and Dana Mackenzie. The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect First edition., Basic Books, 2018.
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