CASUALITY

Theory of Causality

Theory of Causality

Introduction

Causation

Causation has two forms, one is that of a rational relationship to nature, such as for Plato something is, by virtue of a principle or cause of ideal character, or the idea is because of the thing (Pearl, 2000, p.2).

Causality

Causality refers to the relationship between events where one set of events (the effects) is a direct consequence of another set of events (the causes). Causal inference is the process by which one can use data to make claims about causal relationships (Brady, 2008, p.228).

Conditions

For an event A is the cause of an event B will have ...