Step 2: Make a Causal Model Farrokh Alemi Ph.D. This research was funded by Grant RO1 HL from the National Heart Blood and Lung Institute.
Step 2: Make a Causal Model This lecture continues from the lecture on making a list of causes
Step 2: Make a Model from Your List
Put Each Cause in a Node
Put the Effect to the Right
Connect Causes to Effect
Put in Constraints
Equivalent Probability Model
Each Node a Function of Nodes Linking to It
Combination of Multiple Causes p(Exercise | Ready to bike, Ready to shower at gym, Sleep early)= high p(Exercise | Ready to bike, Ready to shower at gym, Slept late)= Between low and high p(Exercise | Ready to bike, No plans to shower at gym, Sleep early)= Between low and high p(Exercise | No plans to bike, Ready to shower at gym, Sleep early)= Between low and high p(Exercise | Ready to bike, No plans to shower at gym, Slept late)= Between low and high p(Exercise | No plans to bike, Ready to shower at gym, Slept late)= Between low and high p(Exercise | No plans to bike, No plans to shower at gym, Slept late)= Low
Out of Sight, Out of Mind Breakfast time
Probabilistic Dependence
Probabilistic Independence
Serial Nodes: Root Causes
Multiple Causes
Causal model Probability distribution Test against data Probabilities Can Be Tested Against Data
Lecture Continues Step 3: Thought Experiments