The Question of causation [electronic resource]

Format

Online; Streaming Video; Video

Summary

Deals with the association between categorical variables displayed in a two-way table. Illustrates Simpson's paradox, the numerous relations among variables that underlie an observed association, and how evidence of causation is obtained. Examples siting the relationship between smoking and lung cancer are used.

Performer(s)

Hosted by Teresa Amabile.

Release Date

1989

Run Time

27 min.

Language

Closed-captioned.

Rating

high school/college.

9-12+

Notes

Series provides a primer on statistical method and inference, explaining how data collections and manipulation, paired with intelligent judgment and common sense, lead to a greater understanding of the world.

Series

Against all odds : inside statistics

Series statement

Against all odds : inside statistics ; 11

Against all odds : inside statistics ; 11.

ISBN(s)

1559460911 (series),

Published

South Burlington, Vt. :Annenberg/CPB,c1989.

Access Online

http://www.learner.org/resources/series65.html

Description

Mode of access: Windows Media Player, World Wide Web.

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