The Book of Why The New Science of Cause and Effect. Pearl, Judea, and Dana Mackenzie. 2018. Hachette UK.
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A review of the book The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect by Judea Pearl and Dana Mackenzie, published in 2018 by Hachette UK.
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