Causal Effect Identification in a Sub-population with Latent Variables
The S-ID problem seeks to compute a causal effect in a specific sub-population from the observational data pertaining to the same sub-population [AMK24]. This problem has been addressed when all the variables in the system are observable. In this paper, we consider an extension of the S-ID problem that allows for the presence of latent variables. To tackle the challenges induced by the presence of latent variables in a sub-population, we first extend the classical relevant graphical definitions, such as C-components and Hedges, initially defined for the so-called ID problem [Pea95, TP02], to their new counterparts. Subsequently, we propose a sound algorithm for the S-ID problem with latent variables.
WOS:001633268100063
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2024-01-01
La Jolla
979-8-3313-1438-5
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems; 37
1049-5258
REVIEWED
EPFL
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