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  • Causal inference
  • Incrementality
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What this book covers

Zezhen (Dawn) He and Vithala R. Rao survey methods for answering causal questions in marketing. The material is relevant when a client asks what advertising changed, rather than what an attribution report assigned to it. Our source review covered the public sample, so use the listing to assess fit before committing to the full technical work.

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Public 52-page sample inspected, not the complete monograph. Statistical prerequisites apply; binding format remains unverified.

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Edition & source notes

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Numbered edition unspecified; binding unverified
Format
Not established
Reference edition date
2024
ISBN-13
9781638283430

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