Estimating Causal Effects of Treatments

Creators

• Donald B. Rubin, author

Canon Rationale

A core causal-inference paper, included for the potential-outcomes framework and the comparison of randomized and nonrandomized treatment studies.

Evidence

• citation context: Rubin, 'Estimating Causal Effects of Treatments in Randomized and Nonrandomized Studies,' Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974.
• handbook: Major causal-inference handbooks treating Rubin's potential-outcomes framework as central.

Audit Flags

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