Summary of Interpretable, Multi-dimensional Evaluation Framework For Causal Discovery From Observational I.i.d. Data, by Georg Velev et al.
Interpretable, multi-dimensional Evaluation Framework for Causal Discovery from observational i.i.d. Data
by Georg Velev, Stefan Lessmann
First submitted to arxiv on: 28 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper introduces an interpretable evaluation metric for structure learning methods in nonlinear causal discovery from observational data. The proposed distance-to-optimal-solution (DOS) metric quantifies both structural similarity and inferential capacity of discovered graphs. Seven different families of structure learning algorithms are assessed on increasing percentages of non-identifiable, nonlinear causal patterns inspired by real-world processes. Amortized causal discovery is found to deliver results with high proximity to the optimal solution. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps us better understand how to find causes in complex data sets. It proposes a new way to measure how well algorithms do this job. The authors test seven different types of algorithms on fake data that mimics real-world patterns. They find that some algorithms work better than others, especially when dealing with situations where we don’t know the underlying cause-and-effect relationships. |
