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shminux comments on Michael Nielsen explains Judea Pearl's causality - Less Wrong Discussion

18 Post author: gwern 24 January 2012 07:35PM

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Comment author: shminux 24 January 2012 08:47:35PM *  6 points [-]

I wish there were an "engineering" version, outlining the steps necessary to get a practical calculation done, with some motivation along the way, outline of applicability, lots of examples and less emphasis on proofs. For example, various statistical tests (z, t, chi-squared, ...) are a part of the standard toolkit of any practitioner. What tools are needed to resolve the Simpson's paradox in the examples given? Is it even the right question to ask?