Summary of Boosting Causal Additive Models, by Maximilian Kertel and Nadja Klein
Boosting Causal Additive Models
by Maximilian Kertel, Nadja Klein
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Jan 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Probability (math.PR); Statistics Theory (math.ST)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper proposes a boosting-based method to learn additive Structural Equation Models (SEMs) from observational data. The approach focuses on determining the causal order among variables and introduces a family of score functions based on arbitrary regression techniques. Theoretical analysis shows that boosting with early stopping meets necessary conditions for consistently favoring the true causal ordering. To tackle high-dimensional datasets, the method adapts through component-wise gradient descent in the space of additive SEMs. Simulation results validate theoretical findings and demonstrate competitive performance compared to state-of-the-art methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper is about a new way to understand relationships between different things (variables) using math and data. It’s like trying to figure out what causes something to happen, rather than just seeing what happens. The researchers developed a special tool that helps them do this by looking at patterns in the data and identifying which variables are most important for understanding what’s happening. This tool is useful because it can help us make better predictions about things we don’t know yet. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Boosting * Early stopping * Gradient descent * Regression
