Information flows in causal networks

被引：171

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.

引用

页码：17 / 41

页数：25

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