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The problem with Pearl is that, while his tools seem pristine, the way he tries to convince applied statisticians (econometricians foremost, but others too) to
by VHRanger 8y ago
The problem with Pearl is that, while his tools seem pristine, the way he tries to convince applied statisticians (econometricians foremost, but others too) to use them is very childishly argumentative.
The best way to have those tools gain popularity with that crow is IMO to find a very cool application and publicize the hell out of it (like alexnet propelled deepnets from obscurity)
- xtacy 8y agoHis push into social sciences did not seem very childish to me; it was more like a plea to have more explicit models. I haven't come across his editorials for econometricians. Could you post some references that I can read?