I introduce the notion of a 'control variable' which gives us a way of seeing how mental causation could be an unproblematic case of causation in general, rather than being some sui generis form of ...

The CONTROL statement declares control variables and specifies their values. A control variable is like a parameter except that it has a fixed value and is not estimated from the data. You can use ...

As we continue our look at why Jim Cramer's advice should just be considered entertainment, consider the following. In a Mad Money recap from July 17, Cramer was quoted: "No one will ever care more ...

We tackle the problem of selecting from among a large number of variables those that are “important” for an outcome. We consider situations where groups of variables are also of interest. For example, ...

A Histogram control can analyze from one to three independent variables. The number of variables must correspond to the data dimensions. If the number of variables specified exceeds the number of data ...

Does ice cream cause drownings? Let's think about this statistically. Consider that, in any given city, daily sales of ice cream are, most likely, positively correlated with daily rates of drownings.