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We Are All Social Scientists Now

How Big Data, Machine Learning, and Causal Inference Work Together

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ID6096551
AuthorsJustin Grimmer (0000-0001-6642-9799, Stanford University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume48
Issue1
Pages80-83
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096514001784
OpenAlexW2102995204
LanguageEN
Citations received56
References cited28

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