Causal attribution and Mill's methods of experimental inquiry: past, present and prospect.

摘要: J. S. Mill proposed a set of Methods Experimental Inquiry that were intended to guide causal inference under every conceivable circumstances in which experiments or observations could be carried out. The conceptual and historical relationship between these modern models attribution is investigated. Mill's work retains contemporary relevance because his insights show how research can progress into presently uncharted waters. Following Mill, it people use many different methods attribution, the nature remains ascertained, conditions affect choice method include need eliminate alternative candidates, whether single multiple events are explained, intervention experiment as opposed mere observation, practical concerns.