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Quintana, Rafael – Sociological Methods & Research, 2023
Causal search algorithms have been effectively applied in different fields including biology, genetics, climate science, medicine, and neuroscience. However, there have been scant applications of these methods in social and behavioral sciences. This article provides an illustrative example of how causal search algorithms can shed light on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Causal Models, Algorithms, Social Problems
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Brown, Carole Williams; Olson, Heather Carmichael; Croninger, Robert G. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2010
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy is a significant social problem associated with developmental difficulties in young children. Child developmental and behavioral characteristics were examined from the 9-month data point of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Studies-Birth Cohort, a prospective nationally representative study. Several…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Drinking, Pregnancy, Young Children