Modern statistical theory has adopted techniques of causal inference from statisical data. There are some questions about the theoretical foundations but the st

Modern statistical theory has adopted techniques of causal inference from statisical data. There are some questions about the theoretical foundations but the stats folk by and large have run with it and feel perfectly comfortable talking about causality in certain situations. http://www.michaelnielsen.org/ddi/if-correlation-doesnt-imply-causation-then-what-does/ http://www.michaelnielsen.org/ddi/if-correlation-doesnt-impl...