Introduction to Causality
Self-Assessment Questions
- How do causality in every day life and causality in statistics differ?
- Explain the role of symmetry and asymmetry in causality.
- Give an example for a counterfactual.
- Why is the historical context of the analysis important for establishing causality?
- How do the attributes of causality relate to the topics on PO11Q?
Please stop here and don’t go beyond this point until we have compared notes on your answers.
Exam Preparation
We will go through the solutions to the mock exam today. Please prepare this exam and note questions about the module content which we will discuss.
Homework
- Work through this week’s flashcards to familiarise yourself with the relevant R functions.
- Find an example for each NEW function and apply it in R to ensure it works
- Prepare yourself for the exam in January