Functional Bayesian networks for discovering causality from multivariate functional data

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Multivariate functional data arise in a wide range of applications. One fundamental task is to understand the causal relationships among these functional objects of interest. In this paper, we develop a novel Bayesian network (BN) model for multivariate functional data where conditional independencies and causal structure are encoded by a directed acyclic graph. Specifically, we allow the functional objects to deviate from Gaussian processes, which is the key to unique causal structure identification even when the functions are measured with noises. A fully Bayesian framework is designed to infer the functional BN model with natural uncertainty quantification through posterior summaries. Simulation studies and real data examples demonstrate the practical utility of the proposed model.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

Enthalten in:

Biometrics - 79(2023), 4 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 3279-3293

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhou, Fangting [VerfasserIn]
He, Kejun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Kunbo [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Yanxun [VerfasserIn]
Ni, Yang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Causal discovery
Directed acyclic graphs
Journal Article
Multivariate longitudinal/functional data
Non-Gaussianity
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Structure learning

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Date Completed 21.12.2023

Date Revised 07.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/biom.13922

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361337914