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Chapter 14: The Realm of the Inductive IV: Causal Inference

After Chapter 14: Section 1:
14.1 Videos Necessary vs. Sufficient Conditions

  • Wireless Philosophy on necessary vs. sufficient conditions
    3:15
14.2 Tutorial Types of Causal Claim 10 points
14.3 Quiz Types of Causal Claim Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 14: Section 4:
14.4 Videos Correlation Versus Causality

  • Freakonomics channel lecture on correlation and causality
    1:29
  • Prof. Walter on correlation vs. causality
    20:11
  • Correlation vs. causation short lecture
    3:17
14.5 Tutorial Using the Rules of Agreement and Difference to Establish Deterministic Causes 10 points
14.6 Quiz Using the Rules of Agreement and Difference to Establish Deterministic Causes Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 14: Section 5:
14.7 Tutorial Evaluating Statistical Causal Inference 10 points
14.8 Quiz Evaluating Statistical Causal Inference Points = 20 x Percent Score
After Chapter 14: Section 7:
14.9 Videos Faulty Causal Inference

  • Wireless Philosophy lecture on post hoc ergo propter hoc
    5:41
  • The Big Bang Theory clip
    0:42
  • The West Wing clip
    1:27
  • Cartoon clip
    2:06
14.10 Videos Faulty Causal Inference Surrounding Vaccination and Autism

  • Penn and Teller on the dread fear of vaccinations and autism
    1:30
  • Khan Academy lecture on the Wakefield study of vaccination and autism part 1
    9:50
  • Khan Academy lecture on the Wakefield study of vaccination and autism part 2
    9:00
  • PBS report on the vaccine wars
    54:01
14.11 Tutorial Identifying Faulty Causal Inference 10 points
14.12 Quiz Identifying Faulty Causal Inference Points = 20 x Percent Score
14.13 Tutorial Chapter 14 Concept Review 15 points
After Chapter 14: Section 9:
14.14 Quiz Cumulative Quiz: Identifying Faulty Inductive Arguments
(Faulty Appeals to Authority; Faulty Generalization; Faulty Instantiation; Faulty Analogy; and Faulty Causal Reasoning)		 Points = 60 x Percent Score
After Chapter 14: Section 10:
14.15 Quiz Cumulative Quiz: Identifying Major Fallacies Discussed So Far
(Fallacies of Faulty Assumption; Fallacies of Ambiguity; Fallacies of Relevance; and Faulty Inductive Arguments)		 Points = 160 x Percent Score