论文标题
关于使用文本数据绘制因果推理的一些思考：人类受试者与有组织的文本之间的相似之处
Some Reflections on Drawing Causal Inference using Textual Data: Parallels Between Human Subjects and Organized Texts
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论文摘要
我们通过在人类受试者和有组织的文本之间进行相似之处进行因果推断时，研究文本数据作为研究单位的作用。人口研究中的％。我们详细介绍了关键的因果概念和原则，并揭示了一些歧义，有时甚至是谬论。为了促进更好地构建因果质量，我们讨论了两种策略：（i）从不变的特征转变为对它们的感知，以及（ii）从某些抽象的概念/财产转移到其组成部分，即采用一个抽象概念的建构主义观点。我们希望本文能够提高人们对使用文本数据绘制因果推理的方法来研究基本概念的重要性和阐明基本概念的重要性的认识。
We examine the role of textual data as study units when conducting causal inference by drawing parallels between human subjects and organized texts. %in human population research. We elaborate on key causal concepts and principles, and expose some ambiguity and sometimes fallacies. To facilitate better framing a causal query, we discuss two strategies: (i) shifting from immutable traits to perceptions of them, and (ii) shifting from some abstract concept/property to its constituent parts, i.e., adopting a constructivist perspective of an abstract concept. We hope this article would raise the awareness of the importance of articulating and clarifying fundamental concepts before delving into developing methodologies when drawing causal inference using textual data.
