A Characterization of the Orthocomplement of the Tangent Space of Semiparametric Markov Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.23439v1
• Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:33:14 GMT
• Title: A Characterization of the Orthocomplement of the Tangent Space of Semiparametric Markov Models
• Abstract summary: We show how to characterize the class of influence functions for a target parameter.<n>For Markov models associated with undirected graphs, chain graphs, or acyclic directed mixed graphs, the complement has not been characterized.<n>We derive closed form expressions for the complement of the tangent space for general Markov models.
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• Abstract: Graphical models are ubiquitous in social and empirical science as they are intuitive and easy to use. These models belong to the broader class of Markov models, defined using solely conditional independence (CI) restrictions. In order to estimate finite-dimensional target parameters in such models efficiently, semi-parametric theory provides a principled framework for constructing regular and asymptotically linear estimators via influence functions (IFs). These estimators are asymptotically normal and root-$n$ consistent. Characterizing the class of all influence functions for a target parameter is crucial for statistically efficient inference in these models. For models that are Markov relative to directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), the orthogonal complement of the tangent space is known, implying that for any target the class of all influence functions can be derived once an influence function is obtained. On the other hand, for Markov models not equivalent to a DAG model -- such as ordinary Markov models associated with undirected graphs, chain graphs, or acyclic directed mixed graphs -- the orthogonal complement has not been characterized, impeding semi-parametric inference in these models. We derive closed form expressions for the orthogonal complement of the tangent space for general Markov models and illustrate our results by characterizing the class of influence functions for the conditional mean parameter in several graphical models.

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