Causal inference using graphical models with the R package pcalg

Journal of Statistical Software

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kalisch, Markus ^a   Mächler, Martin ^a   Colombo, Diego ^a   Maathuis, Marloes H ^a   Bühlmann, Peter ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Causality; Do calculus; FCI; Graphical model; IDA; PC; R; RFCI

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863330390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15487660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18637/jss.v047.i11     Document Type: Article

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