Causal Inference: A Missing Data Perspective

Peng Ding; Fan Li

doi:10.1214/18-sts645

journal article May 01, 2018

Causal Inference: A Missing Data Perspective

Peng Ding

Fan Li

Statistical Science Vol. 33 No. 2 · Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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