MEC-IP: Efficient Discovery of Markov Equivalent Classes via Integer Programming

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.18147v1
• Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 22:56:33 GMT
• Title: MEC-IP: Efficient Discovery of Markov Equivalent Classes via Integer Programming
• Authors: Abdelmonem Elrefaey, Rong Pan,
• Abstract summary: This paper presents a novel Programming (IP) approach for discovering the Markov Equivalent Class (MEC) of Bayesian Networks (BNs) through observational data. Our numerical results show that not only a remarkable reduction in computational time is achieved by our algorithm but also an improvement in causal discovery accuracy is seen across diverse datasets.
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• Abstract: This paper presents a novel Integer Programming (IP) approach for discovering the Markov Equivalent Class (MEC) of Bayesian Networks (BNs) through observational data. The MEC-IP algorithm utilizes a unique clique-focusing strategy and Extended Maximal Spanning Graphs (EMSG) to streamline the search for MEC, thus overcoming the computational limitations inherent in other existing algorithms. Our numerical results show that not only a remarkable reduction in computational time is achieved by our algorithm but also an improvement in causal discovery accuracy is seen across diverse datasets. These findings underscore this new algorithm's potential as a powerful tool for researchers and practitioners in causal discovery and BNSL, offering a significant leap forward toward the efficient and accurate analysis of complex data structures.

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