Title: The concept of control
Course: UGQuants (SSPS) > Section: Causality

The concept of control

In order to assess causation we need to

 | Consider the temporal order of the variables employed: i.e did one thing occur before, after, or at the same time as another?
 | Consider relevant control variables: We need to do this regardless of whether we know about the temporal order, if we want to be certain that the change in one variable is directly responsible for the change in another variable.