Identifiability of Gaussian structural equation models with equal error variances

Biometrika

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 219-228

  Peters, J ^a   Buhlmann P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Causal inference; Graphical model; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897585225     PISSN: 00063444     EISSN: 14643510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/biomet/ast043     Document Type: Article

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