Direct and Indirect Effects - arXiv
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1301.2300indirect effects has remained incomplete, and, save for asserting inequality between direct and total effects, the very concept of "indirect effect" was deemed void of operational meaning (Pearl 2000, p. 165). This paper shows that it is possible to give an op erational meaning to both direct and indirect effects
Direct and Indirect Effects
dl.acm.org › doi › pdfindirect effects has remained incomplete, and, save for asserting inequality between direct and total effects, the very concept of "indirect effect" was deemed void of operational meaning (Pearl 2{)00, p. 165). This paper shows that it is possible to give an op-erational meaning to both direct and indirect effects
Direct and Indirect Effects - arXiv
arxiv.org › pdf › 1301indirect effects has remained incomplete, and, save for asserting inequality between direct and total effects, the very concept of "indirect effect" was deemed void of operational meaning (Pearl 2000, p. 165). This paper shows that it is possible to give an op erational meaning to both direct and indirect effects
[1301.2300] Direct and Indirect Effects
arxiv.org › abs › 1301Jan 10, 2013 · The direct effect of one eventon another can be defined and measured byholding constant all intermediate variables between the two.Indirect effects present conceptual andpractical difficulties (in nonlinear models), because they cannot be isolated by holding certain variablesconstant. This paper shows a way of defining any path-specific effectthat does not invoke blocking the remainingpaths ...
[PDF] Direct and Indirect Effects | Semantic Scholar
www.semanticscholar.org › paper › Direct-andThe direct effect of one event on another can be defined and measured by holding constant all intermediate variables between the two. Indirect effects present conceptual and practical difficulties (in nonlinear models), because they cannot be isolated by holding certain variables constant. This paper presents a new way of defining the effect transmitted through a restricted set of paths ...