Search over DAGs guarantees d-separation factorization, not the correct causal graph
fdellaert · x · 2026-09-21
Replying to a discussion about a causal inference notebook: the distribution is factorized over the selected graph's d-separation by construction, since the notebook searches over candidate DAGs—but that doesn't mean it identifies the right causal graph.
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