How PC-based Methods Err: Towards Better Reporting of Assumption Violations and Small Sample Errors

Name: How PC-based Methods Err: Towards Better Reporting of Assumption Violations and Small Sample Errors
Uploaded: 2026-08-20T16:58:20.647679+00:00
Duration: 266 s
Description: This episode discusses the paper "How PC-based Methods Err," which analyzes systematic failure modes in PC algorithms used for finding causal links. Hosts detail three types of errors—orientation conflicts, incoherencies, and graph-type mismatches—and introduce a computationally cheap 'Coherency Score' to better quantify and report these limitations.

This episode discusses the paper "How PC-based Methods Err," which analyzes systematic failure modes in PC algorithms used for finding causal links. Hosts detail three types of errors—orientation conflicts, incoherencies, and graph-type mismatches—and introduce a computationally cheap 'Coherency Score' to better quantify and report these limitations.

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