Dear Danni:
I would highly recommend Judea Pearl's book, "Causality", which
provides a very lucid introduction to causal thinking.
Best,
Ravi.
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From: "Lucke, Joseph F" <LUCKE@uthscsa.edu>
Date: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:38 pm
Subject: Re: [S] confounding and intervening factors?
> Try these for a start:
>
> Baron, R. M., & Kenny, D. A. (1986). The moderator-mediator variable
> distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual,
> strategic, and
> statistical considerations. Journal of Personality and Social
> Psychology,51(6), 1173-1182.
>
> Bennett, J. (2000). Mediator and moderator variables in nursing
> research:Conceptual and statistical differences. Research in
> Nursing & Health, 23,
> 415-420.
>
> Holmbeck, G. N. (1998). Toward terminological, conceptual, and
> statisticalclarity in the study of mediators and moderators:
> Examples from the
> child-clinical and pediatric psychology literatures. In A. E.
> Kazdin (Ed.),
> Methodological issues & strategies in clinical research (2nd ed., pp.
> 83-111). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
> (Original work
> published 1997)
>
> Joe
>
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> From: Danni Wang [mailto:liuwang94710@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:26 AM
> To: s-news@lists.biostat.wustl.edu
> Subject: [S] confounding and intervening factors?
>
>
> Dear Group,
>
> The concepts of confounding/confounders and
> intervention/intervening factors
> keep confused me. Could you recommend some books or material (more
> on social
> and behavioral science) to read?
>
> Happy Halloween!
>
> Danni
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