{"product_id":"the-effect-nick-huntington-klein-9781032580227","title":"The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality, Second edition \u003c\/i\u003eis an excellent teaching text about research design, specifically concerning research that uses observational data to make a causal inference. It is separated into two halves, each with different approaches to that subject. The first half goes through the concepts of causality, with very little in the way of estimation. It introduces the concept of identification thoroughly and clearly and discusses it as a process of trying to isolate variation that has a causal interpretation. Subjects include heavy emphasis on data-generating processes and causal diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcepts are demonstrated with a heavy emphasis on graphical intuition and the question of what we do to data. When we \"add a control variable\" what does that \u003ci\u003eactually\u003c\/i\u003e do?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe target audience is practitioners as well as undergraduate and graduate students studying causal inference in various fields such as statistics, econometrics, biostatistics, the social sciences and data science. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive code examples in R, Stata, and Python\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters on heterogeneous treatment effects, simulation and power analysis, new cutting-edge methods, and uncomfortable ignored assumptions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn easy-to-read conversational tone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUp-to-date coverage of methods with fast-moving literatures like difference-in-differences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe second edition features a new chapter on partial identification, updated materials, methods, and writing throughout, and additional materials for help navigating the book or in using the book in teaching.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Huntington-Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032580224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032580227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.36d","brand":"Nick Huntington-Klein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47001057919231,"sku":"9781032580227","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ffa9f9e-de92-4e11-88f5-39e45603ef6e.jpg?v=1751599938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-effect-nick-huntington-klein-9781032580227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}