Marginalization and collapsibility in graphical interaction models (Q2277717)

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Marginalization and collapsibility in graphical interaction models
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    Marginalization and collapsibility in graphical interaction models (English)
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    A graphical interaction model is a model for association among variables where each variable is represented by a vertex on the graph, and two vertices are connected if there is a direct association between the corresponding variables, so that two variables are not connected if they are conditionally independent given some other variables. Such a model is called collapsible onto a set of variables if the implied model for the marginal distributions for these variables is equal to the graphical interaction model given by the induced subgraph. A necessary and sufficient condition for collapsibility is found. Several implications of collapsibility are discussed.
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    association models
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    decomposition
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    maximum likelihood estimate
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    contingency tables
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    covariance selection
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    marginalization
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    cut
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    graphical interaction model
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    necessary and sufficient condition for collapsibility
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