Unifying Gaussian LWF and AMP Chain Graphs to Model Interference

Autor: Peña Jose M.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Causal Inference, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2193-3677
2193-3685
DOI: 10.1515/jci-2018-0034
Popis: An intervention may have an effect on units other than those to which it was administered. This phenomenon is called interference and it usually goes unmodeled. In this paper, we propose to combine Lauritzen-Wermuth-Frydenberg and Andersson-Madigan-Perlman chain graphs to create a new class of causal models that can represent both interference and non-interference relationships for Gaussian distributions. Specifically, we define the new class of models, introduce global and local and pairwise Markov properties for them, and prove their equivalence. We also propose an algorithm for maximum likelihood parameter estimation for the new models, and report experimental results. Finally, we show how to compute the effects of interventions in the new models.
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