A novel constraint-based structure learning algorithm using marginal causal prior knowledge.
Sci Rep
; 14(1): 19279, 2024 Aug 20.
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Causal discovery with prior knowledge is important for improving performance. We consider the incorporation of marginal causal relations, which correspond to the presence or absence of directed paths in a causal model. We propose the Marginal Prior Causal Knowledge PC (MPPC) algorithm to incorporate marginal causal relations into a constraint-based structure learning algorithm. We provide the theorems of conditional independence properties by combining observational data and marginal causal relations. We compare the MPPC algorithm with other structure learning methods in both simulation studies and real-world networks. The results indicate that, compare with other constraint-based structure learning methods, MPPC algorithm can incorporate marginal causal relations and is more effective and more efficient.
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