Those of you that utilize causal inference for work—what program do you use?

[Orson]

Hello, I’m a PhD candidate getting ready for DS/economist positions that need knowledge of causal inference. What kind of software do most individuals in the industry use?

In our causal inference class, we utilized STATA. I’m curious if Python, R, Matlab, or other languages are preferred by the industry instead of STATA.

I’m grateful for your response in advance!

[santanarodriquez]

Causal inference is frequently an iterative process, and depending on where you are in your study, you may need to employ different techniques.

[Abel]

@Orson

I’m a PhD candidate getting ready for DS/economist positions that need knowledge of causal inference. What kind of software do most individuals in the industry use?

In our causal inference class, we utilized STATA. I’m curious if Python, R, Matlab, or other languages are preferred by the industry instead of STATA.

In the field of causal inference, R and Python are often preferred over STATA. R’s packages such as dplyr and ggplot2 are great for data manipulation and visualization, while Python’s pandas and scikit-learn are widely utilized. MATLAB is also used but less commonly compared to R and Python.