Independence and Conditional Independence in Causal Systems

Independence and Conditional Independence in Causal Systems (2008)

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by Karim Chalak , Halbert White

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@MISC{Chalak08independenceand,
    author = {Karim Chalak and Halbert White},
    title = {Independence and Conditional Independence in Causal Systems},
    year = {2008}
}

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Abstract

We study the interrelations between (conditional) independence and causal relations in settable systems. We provide definitions in terms of functional dependence for direct, indirect, and total causality as well as for (indirect) causality via and exclusive of a set of variables. We then provide necessary and sufficient causal and stochastic conditions for (conditional) dependence among random vectors of interest in settable systems. Immediate corollaries ensure the validity of Reichenbach’s principle of common cause and its informative extension, the conditional Reichenbach principle of common cause. We relate our results to notions of d-separation and D-separation in the artificial intelligence literature.

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