A robustness test for estimating total effects with covariate adjustment

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Suppose we want to estimate a total effect with covariate adjustment in a linear structural equation model. We have a causal graph to decide what covariates to adjust for, but are uncertain about the graph. Here, we propose a testing procedure, that exploits the fact that there are multiple valid adjustment sets for the target total effect in the causal graph, to perform a robustness check on the graph. If the test rejects, it is a strong indication that we should not rely on the graph. We discuss what mistakes in the graph our testing procedure can detect and which ones it cannot and develop two strategies on how to select a list of valid adjustment sets for the procedure. We also connect our result to the related econometrics literature on coefficient stability tests
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelProceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence
ForlagPMLR
Publikationsdato2022
Udgave1
Sider1886-1895
StatusUdgivet - 2022
Begivenhed38th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI 2022) - Eindhoven, Holland
Varighed: 1 aug. 20225 aug. 2022

Konference

Konference38th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI 2022)
LandHolland
ByEindhoven
Periode01/08/202205/08/2022
NavnProceedings of Machine Learning Research
Vol/bind180
ISSN1938-7228

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