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Counterfactual Attribution

Counterfactual Attribution is a methodological framework in attribution analysis that identifies causal relationships by systematically comparing observed outcomes with hypothetical outcomes under altered input conditions, thereby isolating the contribution of specific factors through counterfactual reasoning.

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2017–2026

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85

Causal inference in statistics: An overview

Judea Pearl · Statistics Surveys · 2009 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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Counterfactual thinking and impact evaluation in environmental policy

Paul J. Ferraro · New Directions for Evaluation · 2009 · 479 citations

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Counterfactual reasoning and accuracy in predicting personal events.

Stephen J. Hoch · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 1985 · 411 citations

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Mental simulation of causality.

Gary L. Wells, Igor Gavanski · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1989 · 380 citations

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Explanatory Generalizations, Part I: A Counterfactual Account

James Woodward, Christopher Hitchcock · Noûs · 2003 · 312 citations

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Authors

195

  1. DA
    David A. Lagnado

    University College London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 361 citations

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  2. TG
    Tobias Gerstenberg

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 361 citations

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  3. GL
    Gary L. Wells

    Iowa State University, United States

    3 publications · 437 citations

    3

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  4. DM
    David M. Sanbonmatsu

    University of Utah, United States

    2 publications · 55 citations

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  5. IG
    Igor Gavanski

    Indiana University, United States

    2 publications · 408 citations

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Institutions

105

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    803 citations

  2. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    92 citations

  3. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    443 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    3K citations

  5. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    345 citations

  6. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    119 citations

  7. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    368 citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    478 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    6 publications · 523 citations

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  2. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    4 publications · 495 citations

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 4 publications · 451 citations

    4

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  4. Cognition

    4 publications · 272 citations

    4

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  5. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    3 publications · 144 citations

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