paper

The d-separation criterion in Categorical Probability — Tobias Fritz & Andreas Klingler (2022). arXiv:2207.05740 (v3, PDF); J. Mach. Learn. Res. 24(46), 1-49 (2023).

Introduces categorical causal models and a topological notion of d-separation in Markov categories and proves an abstract d-separation criterion, covering measure-theoretic, deterministic and possibilistic networks.

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Key definitions and results

  • Categorical d-separation; equivalence of local and global Markov properties with causal compatibility

Concept notes

Conditional Independence, Markov Category