Causal Inference
Association and Causality
Potential Outcomes
- Definition of potential outcomes
- Properties of potential outcomes
- Key assumptions in this notation
- Immutable characteristics
Experiments v.s. Observational Studies
- Advantages of randomized experiments
- Reasons for observational studies
Learning Objectives
- Students are able to distinguish association and causality.
- Students gain basic familiarity with the potential outcome framework.
- Students are able to recognize the importance of experiment designs.