R6causal (version 0.8.3)

LinearGaussianSCM: R6 Class for linear structural causal models where background variables have Gaussian distribution

Description

R6 Class for linear structural causal models where background variables have Gaussian distribution

R6 Class for linear structural causal models where background variables have Gaussian distribution

Super class

R6causal::SCM -> LinearGausianSCM

Active bindings

linear_gaussian_B

Matrix of structural coefficients of the observed variables

linear_gaussian_A

Matrix of structural coefficients of the background variables

linear_gaussian_c

Vector of constants in structural coefficients

Methods

Public methods

• LinearGaussianSCM$new()

• LinearGaussianSCM$clone()

Inherited methods

• R6causal::SCM$add_variable()
• R6causal::SCM$an()
• R6causal::SCM$causal.effect()
• R6causal::SCM$cfid()
• R6causal::SCM$ch()
• R6causal::SCM$de()
• R6causal::SCM$dosearch()
• R6causal::SCM$intervene()
• R6causal::SCM$pa()
• R6causal::SCM$plot()
• R6causal::SCM$print()
• R6causal::SCM$remove_variable()
• R6causal::SCM$simulate()
• R6causal::SCM$tikz()

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Method new()

Create a new linear Gaussian SCM object.

Usage

LinearGaussianSCM$new(
  name = "A linear Gaussian SCM",
  linear_gaussian = NULL,
  random_linear_gaussian = NULL,
  rflist = NULL,
  rprefix = "R_",
  starsuffix = "_md"
)

Arguments

name

Name.

linear_gaussian

A list with the following elements:

• uflist: A named list containing the functions for the background variables.

• vnames: A vector of names of the observed variables.

• vcoefmatrix: A matrix of coefficients for observed variables in the structural equations.

• ucoefvector: A vector of the coefficients of dedicated error terms in the structural equations.

• ccoefvector: A vector of constant terms in the structural equations.

• u2coefmatrix: A matrix of the coefficients of confounding background variables in the structural equations. The number of rows equals the number of the observed variables and the number of columns equals the number of confounding background variables.

random_linear_gaussian

A list with the following elements:

• nv: The number of observed variables

• edgeprob: The probability of an edge between a pair of observed variables (provide either edgeprob or avgneighbors)

• avgneighbors: The average number of edges per a vertex (provide either edgeprob or avgneighbors)

• u2prob: The probability of unobserved confounder between a pair of observed variables (provide either u2prob or avgu2)

• avgu2: The average number of unobserved confounders per a vertex (provide either u2prob or avgu2)

• vcoefdistr: A function that generates the coefficients of observed variables in the structural equations. The function must have argument 'n'.

• ucoefdistr: A function that generates the coefficients of dedicated error terms in the structural equations. The function must have argument 'n'.

• ccoefdistr: A function that generates the constants in the structural equations. The function must have argument 'n'.

• u2coefdistr: A function that generates the coefficients of confounding background variables in the structural equations. The function must have argument 'n'.

rflist

A named list containing the functions for missingness indicators.

rprefix

The prefix of the missingness indicators.

starsuffix

The suffix for variables with missing data.

Returns

A new `LinearGaussianSCM` object that also belongs to class `SCM`.

Examples

lgbackdoor <- LinearGaussianSCM$new("Linear Gaussian Backdoor",
                linear_gaussian = list(
                  uflist = list(ux = function(n) {rnorm(n)},
                                uy = function(n) {rnorm(n)},
                                uz = function(n) {rnorm(n)}),
                  vnames = c("x","y","z"),
                  vcoefmatrix = matrix(c(0,0.4,0,0,0,0,0.6,0.8,0),3,3),
                  ucoefvector = c(1,1,1),
                  ccoefvector = c(0,0,0)))
randomlg <- LinearGaussianSCM$new("Random Linear Gaussian",
                random_linear_gaussian = list(
                  nv = 10, 
                  edgeprob=0.5, 
                  vcoefdistr = function(n) {rnorm(n)}, 
                  ccoefdistr = function(n) {rnorm(n)}, 
                  ucoefdistr = function(n) {rnorm(n)}))

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Method clone()

The objects of this class are cloneable with this method.

Usage

LinearGaussianSCM$clone(deep = FALSE)

Arguments

deep

Whether to make a deep clone.

Details

Inherits R6 class SCM.

Examples

## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `LinearGaussianSCM$new`
## ------------------------------------------------

lgbackdoor <- LinearGaussianSCM$new("Linear Gaussian Backdoor",
                linear_gaussian = list(
                  uflist = list(ux = function(n) {rnorm(n)},
                                uy = function(n) {rnorm(n)},
                                uz = function(n) {rnorm(n)}),
                  vnames = c("x","y","z"),
                  vcoefmatrix = matrix(c(0,0.4,0,0,0,0,0.6,0.8,0),3,3),
                  ucoefvector = c(1,1,1),
                  ccoefvector = c(0,0,0)))
randomlg <- LinearGaussianSCM$new("Random Linear Gaussian",
                random_linear_gaussian = list(
                  nv = 10, 
                  edgeprob=0.5, 
                  vcoefdistr = function(n) {rnorm(n)}, 
                  ccoefdistr = function(n) {rnorm(n)}, 
                  ucoefdistr = function(n) {rnorm(n)}))