Causal Inference
About this Community of Practice
The Causal Inference Learning Cluster (CILC) is a study and support group for learning about causal inference, with emphasis on quasi-experimental methods for analyzing non-randomized experiments and observational data.
Meetups and Events
This group meets weekly. The next meeting is:
Reading List
This quarter we will work through The Effect and some of the accompanying homework problems. Also see this list of additional references.
The readings, homework, and volunteer discussion leaders for each week are:
| Date | Reading | Discussion Leaders | Homework | Topics |
| Oct 10 | Nick | First Meeting | ||
| Oct 17 | The Effect Ch. 1 The Effect Ch. 2 | Anya, Armin Diana, Andrea | – | What is Research? Forming Research Questions |
| Oct 24 | The Effect Ch. 3 | Armin, Katy | 2.3, 3.11 | Summarizing Variables |
| Oct 31 | TBA |
Slack Channel
Look for announcements and discussion on the CILC public channel, #causal-inference, on the UC Davis Slack.
Membership
CILC is open to anyone in the Davis community interested in causal inference for research, other professional work, or as a hobby (for homework help please go to your instructor/TA).