February 20, 2013Open Access

Causal Inference and Causal Explanation with Background Knowledge

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This paper presents correct algorithms for answering the following two questions; (i) Does there exist a causal explanation consistent with a set of background knowledge which explains all of the observed independence facts in a sample? (ii) Given that there is such a causal explanation what are the causal relationships common to every such causal explanation?

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Christopher Meek (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1a7ccbe916fa6dd3b8a760 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1302.4972

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