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... , unchangeable attributes that are statistically related to an outcome but do not cause the outcome. This theory of causation provides new insights into why randomized experiments are valuable.
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... Selection bias is thus a problem of nonrandomly missing data. Even more insidiously, suppose that some parents had previous knowIedge about how well their child is likely to fare under the new day care program.
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... In early childhood research, it is very common to use linear models (regression, analysis of variance, structural equation models) to adjust estimates of treatment impact for covariates related to the outcome.
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... Technologies for Studying the Developing Human Brain NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLS The strategy behind the use of neuropsychological tools is to generate a hypothesis about which area of the brain is involved in a particular behavior and then employ a behavioral test (or tests) to evaluate this hypothesis.


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