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01-11-2019 | Original Article

Frameworks of Causal Inference for Improving Intervention, Prediction, and Imagination in Family Violence Research: a Commentary on Rose (2018)

Author: Paul Lanier

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 8/2019

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The purpose of this commentary on Rose (2018) is to address several important reasons why credible causal frameworks are critical to the success of family violence research. The commentary addresses three topics: intervention, prediction, and imagination. These three areas provide justification for why an improvement in causal inference will also yield greater research impact.

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Title: Frameworks of Causal Inference for Improving Intervention, Prediction, and Imagination in Family Violence Research: a Commentary on Rose (2018)
Author: Paul Lanier
Publication date: 01-11-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 8/2019
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-019-00064-0

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