Ananke: A module for causal inference

How to install

Install graphviz using the appropriate method for your OS

# Ubuntu

sudo apt install graphviz libgraphviz-dev pkg-config

# Mac

brew install graphviz

# Mac (M1)
## see https://github.com/pygraphviz/pygraphviz/issues/398

brew install graphviz
python -m pip install \
    --global-option=build_ext \
    --global-option="-I$(brew --prefix graphviz)/include/" \
    --global-option="-L$(brew --prefix graphviz)/lib/" \
    pygraphviz

# Fedora

sudo yum install graphviz

Install the latest release using pip.

pip3 install ananke-causal

For more details please see the gitlab, or the documentation for details on how to use Ananke.

Documentation

Contents:

• Quickstart
  • Creating a Causal Graph
  • Identification of the Causal Effect
  • Estimation of the Causal Effect
• Causal Inference with Graphical Models
• Semiparametric Inference For Causal Effects
  • Estimation via Adjustment
  • Estimation beyond Adjustment
  • Useful Graphical Criteria
  • Accessing the Functional Form of the Influence Function
• Identification With Surrogates
  • GID
  • AID
• Linear Structural Equation Models
  • Arid Graphs
  • Fitting and Causal Effect Estimation
  • Model Selection
• Maximum Likelihood for Binary Data ADMGs
  • Investigating the causal effect of X on Y
  • Analysing the effect of E on Y

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Citation

If you enjoyed this package, we would appreciate the following citations:

BNS20

Rohit Bhattacharya, Razieh Nabi, and Ilya Shpitser. Semiparametric inference for causal effects in graphical models with hidden variables. arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.12659, 2020.

LS20

Jaron J. R. Lee and Ilya Shpitser. Identification Methods With Arbitrary Interventional Distributions as Inputs. arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.01157 [cs, stat], 2020.

NBS20

Razieh Nabi, Rohit Bhattacharya, and Ilya Shpitser. Full law identification in graphical models of missing data: completeness results. arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.04872, 2020.

Contributors

• Rohit Bhattacharya

• Jaron Lee

• Razieh Nabi

• Preethi Prakash

• Ranjani Srinivasan

Ananke Graphs

ananke.graphs package

Ananke Identification

ananke.identification package

Ananke Estimation

ananke.estimation package

Ananke Models

ananke.models package

Indices and Tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page