--- title: Linear Regressions for Causal Conclusions | daily.dev description: This article explores the applications of linear regression in causal analysis and discusses the differences between predictive and causal analytics. It also... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linear-regressions-for-causal-conclusions-depi8ajod twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linear Regressions for Causal Conclusions | daily.dev og:description: This article explores the applications of linear regression in causal analysis and discusses the differences between predictive and causal analytics. It also... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linear-regressions-for-causal-conclusions-depi8ajod og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DEpI8ajOd.png og:image:alt: Linear Regressions for Causal Conclusions og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linear Regressions for Causal Conclusions **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 21 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This article explores the applications of linear regression in causal analysis and discusses the differences between predictive and causal analytics. It also highlights the importance of considering confounders in causal inference. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#data-analysis](https://daily.dev/tags/data-analysis), [#linear-regression](https://daily.dev/tags/linear-regression) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/linear-regressions-for-causal-conclusions-depi8ajod) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Linear Regressions for Causal Conclusions","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/linear-regressions-for-causal-conclusions-depi8ajod","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/linear-regressions-for-causal-conclusions-depi8ajod"},"datePublished":"2024-04-10T10:58:33.567Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:43:33.910Z","description":"This article explores the applications of linear regression in causal analysis and discusses the differences between predictive and causal analytics. It also...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4da4683b9c3485515dbd25e00a3ccddd?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4da4683b9c3485515dbd25e00a3ccddd?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Medium","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Medium","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/medium","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/linear-regressions-for-causal-conclusions-depi8ajod","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"data-analysis,linear-regression","timeRequired":"PT21M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Medium","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Linear Regressions for Causal Conclusions"}]} ```