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Split-door criterion: Identification of causal effects through auxiliary outcomes
Amit Sharma, Jake M. Hofman, Duncan J. Watts
We present a method for estimating causal effects in time series data when fine-grained information about the outcome of interest is available. Specifically, we examine what we cal…
cs.SI2016★ 147 cited
Exploring limits to prediction in complex social systems
Travis Martin, Jake M. Hofman, Amit Sharma +2
How predictable is success in complex social systems? In spite of a recent profusion of prediction studies that exploit online social and information network data, this question re…