Probability Seminar——Causal inference in degenerate systems: An impossibility result
报告人：Yue Wang(University of California, Los Angeles)
时间：2021-11-29 14:00-15:00
地点：Zoom Meeting（875 1061 4993）
Abstract:
Causal relationships among variables are commonly represented via directed acyclic graphs. There are many methods in the literature to quantify the strength of arrows in a causal acyclic graph. These methods, however, have undesirable properties when the causal system represented by a directed acyclic graph is degenerate. In this talk, I will characterize a degenerate causal system using the multiplicity of Markov boundaries. In this case, it is impossible to find an identifiable quantitative measure of causal effects that satisfy a set of natural criteria. To supplement the impossibility result, I will also introduce algorithms to identify degenerate causal systems from observed data. The performance of these algorithms is investigated through synthetic data analysis.
Zoom Meeting：https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87510614993?
Meeting ID：875 1061 4993
Password：639490
