CIQLE Methodological Workshop
February 3rd - February 4th, 2007
Causal Inference with Observational Data
A two-day workshop on Causal Inference with Ken Frank from Michigan State University as instructor. All meetings will take place in the StatLab, 100 Urban Hall, 140 Prospect Street in New Haven. Examples will be in SAS. On Day One, a short introduction to SAS will be provided. Please RSVP with ciqle@yale.edu. Lunch will be served (Day Two only).
Preparation: To get the most out of the workshop, please read the papers listed below with two stars, and, try to look at the papers with one star. We will use SAS for most of the day, including proc logistic, proc reg/weighted least squares. You can get the materials without hyperlinks by sending email to ciqle@yale.edu.
Workshop Schedule |
Day One |
2:00p - 6:00p |
Brief Introduction to Data Analysis with SAS
Sebastian Schnettler, Yale University
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Discussion of the Preparatory Readings (see below)
Hannah Brückner, Yale University
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Day Two (Lunch Served.) |
10:00a - 5:00p |
Causal Inference
Ken Frank, Michigan State University |
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**Ken Frank (2006): Extended Influence National Board Certified Teachers as Help Providers. Manuscript (Write to CIQLE.)
**Ken Frank (2006): Indices of Robustness for Sample Representation. Manuscript (Write to CIQLE.).
**Ken Frank (2006): Introduction to causal inference. Manuscript (Write to CIQLE.)
*Winship, Christopher and Stephen L. Morgan. 2000. "The Estimation of Causal Effects From Observational Data." Annual Review of Sociology 25:659-706. Morgan, Stephen L. 2001. "Counterfactuals, Causal Effect Heterogeneity, and the Catholic School Effect on Learning." Sociology of Education 74: 341-374. *Rosenbaum, Paul R. and Donald B. Rubin. 1983. "The Central Role of the Propensity Score in Observational Studies for Causal Effects." Biometrika 70(1):41_55. **Rubin, Donald B. 1974. "Estimating Causal Effects of Treatments in Randomized and Nonrandomized Studies." Journal of Educational Psychology 66(5):688_701. Holland, Paul W. 1986. "Statistics and Causal Inference." Journal of the American Statistical Association 81:945_70. Lori S. Parsons (n.d.): Reducing Bias in a Propensity Score Matched-Pair Sample Using Greedy Matching Techniques. Ovation Research Group, Seattle, WA. Frank, K. 2000. "Impact of a Confounding Variable on the Inference of a Regression Coefficient." Sociological Methods and Research, 29(2), 147-194. |
Updated December 24, 2006
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