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Learning the Structure of Linear Latent Variable Models

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Learning the Structure of Linear Latent Variable Models
We describe anytime search procedures that (1) find disjoint subsets of recorded variables for which the members of each subset are d-separated by a single common unrecorded cause, if such exists; (2) return information about the causal relations among the latent factors so identified. We prove the procedure is point-wise consistent assuming (a) the causal relations can be represented by a directed acyclic graph (DAG) satisfying the Markov Assumption and the Faithfulness Assumption; (b) unrecorded variables are not caused by recorded variables; and (c) dependencies are linear. We compare the procedure with standard approaches over a variety of simulated structures and sample sizes, and illustrate its practical value with brief studies of social science data sets. Finally, we consider generalizations for non-linear systems.
Ricardo Silva, Richard Scheines, Clark Glymour, Pe
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Type Journal
Year 2006
Where JMLR
Authors Ricardo Silva, Richard Scheines, Clark Glymour, Peter Spirtes
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