Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Cognitive Mapping | 1 |
| Computation | 1 |
| Data Processing | 1 |
| Educational Experiments | 1 |
| Evidence | 1 |
| Inferences | 1 |
| Legal Problems | 1 |
| Mathematical Models | 1 |
| Maximum Likelihood Statistics | 1 |
| Observation | 1 |
| Probability | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Sociological Methods &… | 1 |
Author
| Pearl, Judea | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Pearl, Judea – Sociological Methods & Research, 2015
This article summarizes a conceptual framework and simple mathematical methods of estimating the probability that one event was a necessary cause of another, as interpreted by lawmakers. We show that the fusion of observational and experimental data can yield informative bounds that, under certain circumstances, meet legal criteria of causation.…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Probability, Computation, Cognitive Mapping

Peer reviewed
Direct link
