"Imagine a Can Opener"--The Magic of Principal Stratum Analysis

We extend Pearl's criticisms of principal stratification analysis as a method for interpreting and adjusting for intermediate variables in a causal analysis. We argue that this can be meaningful only in those rare cases that involve strong functional dependence, and even then may not be appropriate.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Philip, Dawid ; Vanessa, Didelez
Published in:	The International Journal of Biostatistics. - De Gruyter, ISSN 1557-4679. - Vol. 8.2012, 1, p. 1-12
Publisher:	De Gruyter

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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