Causal mechanism-based model constructions

Authors:
Tsai-Ching Lu;Marek J. Druzdzel;Tze Yun Leong
Affiliations:
Decision Systems Laboratory, School of Information Sciences and Intelligent Systems Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA;Decision Systems Laboratory, School of Information Sciences and Intelligent Systems Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA;Decision Systems Laboratory, School of Information Sciences and Intelligent Systems Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Venue:
UAI'00 Proceedings of the Sixteenth conference on Uncertainty in artificial intelligence
Year:
2000

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Abstract

We propose a framework for building graphical causal model that is based on the concept of causal mechanisms. Causal models are intuitive for human users and, more importantly, support the prediction of the effect of manipulation. We describe an implementation of the proposed framework as an interactive model construction module, Ima-GeNIe, in SMILE (Structural Modeling, Inference, and Learning Engine) and in GeNIe (SMILE'S Windows user interface).