D-separation for applied researchers: understanding how to interpret directed acyclic graphs
Methodology
2025-02-20 v1
Abstract
The assumed causal relationships depicted in a DAG are interpreted using a set of rules called D-separation rules. Although these rules can be implemented automatically using standard software, at least a basic understanding of their principles is useful for properly using and interpreting DAGs in practice.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2502.13736,
title = {D-separation for applied researchers: understanding how to interpret directed acyclic graphs},
author = {Fernando Pires Hartwig and Timothy Feeney and Neil Davies},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.13736},
year = {2025}
}
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15 pages, 2 figures 2 boxes