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Causal Inference Course

What will I learn?

Open your eye to how to tell why things happen for real, with this course we make special for people who work with money and business. You go deep inside how to find data and take care of it, learning how to clean data and fix data that's missing. You will learn the main ideas about why things happen and why it's important to know this when you're checking if government programs are working. You will get your hand dirty with computer programs for numbers, learning how to do regression and read what the computer tell you. You will learn how to talk about what you find out so people understand, using ways like Instrumental Variables and Regression Discontinuity Design, so you can give good advice to the government.

Apoia's Unique Features

Accessible online course for a lifetime
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet required

Develop skills

Enhance your practical skills in the areas listed below.

Clean data good-good: Make sure your money and business data is correct and you can trust it.

Fix missing data: Learn different ways to handle data that's not complete.

Use why-things-happen thinking: Check if government programs are doing what they supposed to do using strong number methods.

Do regression analysis: Understand hard money and business connections clear-clear.

Talk about what you find: Explain the things you learn from data so everyone can understand and believe.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but it offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.