Causality, probability, and time / Samantha Kleinberg, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey.
"This book presents a new approach to causal inference and explanation, addressing both the timing and complexity of relationships. The method's feasibility and success is demonstrated through theoretical and experimental case studies"-- "Whether we want to know the cause of a stock's price movement...
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Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Physical Description: | vii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- 1. Introduction; 2. A brief history of causality; 3. Probability, logic and probabilistic temporal logic; 4. Defining causality; 5. Inferring causality; 6. Token causality; 7. Case studies; 8. Conclusion; Appendix A. A little bit of statistics; Appendix B. Proofs.