Information flows in causal networks

被引:164
作者
Ay, Nihat [1 ,2 ]
Polani, Daniel [3 ]
机构
[1] Max Planck Inst Math Sci, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
[2] Santa Fe Inst, Santa Fe, NM 87501 USA
[3] Univ Hertfordshire, Sch Comp Sci, Algorithms & Adapt Syst Res Grp, Hatfield AL10 9AB, Herts, England
来源
ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS | 2008年 / 11卷 / 01期
关键词
causality; information theory; information flow; Bayesian networks;
D O I
10.1142/S0219525908001465
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
We use a notion of causal independence based on intervention, which is a fundamental concept of the theory of causal networks, to define a measure for the strength of a causal effect. We call this measure "information flow" and compare it with known information flow measures such as transfer entropy.
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页码:17 / 41
页数:25
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