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A lengthy list of implicit and explicit assumptions is required to draw inferences from a data set. Substantial doubt about these assumptions is a characteristic of the analysis of non-experimental data and much experimental data as well. If this doubt is left unattended, it can cause serious doubt about the corresponding inferences.
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Leamer, E.E. (1990). Specification Problems in Econometrics. In: Eatwell, J., Milgate, M., Newman, P. (eds) Econometrics. The New Palgrave. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20570-7_32
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