Causal inference through a witness protection program

zbMATH Open1360.62104arXiv1406.0531MaRDI QIDQ2810854FDOQ2810854

Authors: Ricardo Silva, Robin J. Evans 

Publication date: 6 June 2016

Published in: Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1406.0531

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zbMATH Keywords

Bayesian inferencecausal inferencelinear programminginstrumental variables

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bayesian inference (62F15) Measures of association (correlation, canonical correlation, etc.) (62H20)

Cited In (5)

• Estimating bounds on causal effects in high-dimensional and possibly confounded systems
• The blessings of multiple causes
• Switching regression models and causal inference in the presence of discrete latent variables
• Learning instrumental variables with structural and non-Gaussianity assumptions
• Simplifying probabilistic expressions in causal inference

Uses Software

• AER
• TETRAD

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