Summer Hangouts: Carolina Torreblanca
Causal Thinking in Social Science
RDDSX space outside the Collaborative Classroom
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, First Floor map
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This class introduces how social scientists conceptualize causality and what it takes to make a credible causal claim. We cover the counterfactual logic of causal reasoning, the pitfalls when attempting to establishing causality and an overview of the toolkit for establishing causation, from experiments to design-based methods.
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Learn More About Carolina Torreblanca, Penn AI Fellow
DDDI’s 2026 Summer Hangouts program offers students the opportunity to participate in informal, hands-on tutorials led by Penn AI fellows. These tutorials are open to students from all backgrounds and skill levels and cover various data science methods and topics.
Our Hangouts series this year explores machine learning, clinical AI, language models, and causal inference across disciplines. Hangouts will be held from June 9th through June 23rd. A pizza lunch will be provided.