Man pages for causalDisco
Tools for Causal Discovery on Observational Data

add_exogenousAdd Exogenous Variables to Knowledge
add_tierAdd a Tier to Knowledge
add_to_tierAdd Variables to a Tier in Knowledge
add_varsAdd Variables to Knowledge
as_bnlearn_knowledgeConvert Knowledge to bnlearn Knowledge
as_pcalg_constraintsConvert Knowledge to pcalg Knowledge
as_tetrad_knowledgeConvert Knowledge to Tetrad Knowledge
BnlearnSearchR6 Interface to bnlearn Search Algorithms
bossBOSS Algorithm for Causal Discovery
boss_fciBOSS-FCI Algorithm for Causal Discovery
cat_dataSimulated Categorical Data
cat_data_mcarSimulated Categorical Data with MCAR
cat_ord_dataSimulated Ordered Categorical Data
causalDisco-packagecausalDisco: Causal Discovery in R
CausalDiscoSearchR6 Interface to causalDisco Search Algorithms
confusionConfusion Matrix
convert_tiers_to_forbiddenConvert Tiered Knowledge to Forbidden Knowledge
cor_testTest for Vanishing Partial Correlations
deparse_knowledgeDeparse a Knowledge Object into Knowledge DSL Code
discoPerform Causal Discovery
disco_algs_return_doc_dagCausal Discovery Algorithm Return Value DAG
disco_algs_return_doc_pagCausal Discovery Algorithm Return Value PAG
disco_algs_return_doc_pdagCausal Discovery Algorithm Return Value PDAG
disco_noteDisco Recommendation Note
distribute_engine_argsDistribute and Validate Engine Arguments
evaluateEvaluate Causal Graph Estimates
f1_scoreF1 score
false_omission_rateFalse Omission Rate
fciFCI Algorithm for Causal Discovery
fdrFalse Discovery Rate
forbid_edgeAdd Forbidden Edges to Knowledge
g1_scoreG1 score
generate_dag_dataGenerate Synthetic Data from a Linear Gaussian DAG
gesGES Algorithm for Causal Discovery
get_tiersGet Tiers from Knowledge
gfciGFCI Algorithm for Causal Discovery
graspGRaSP Algorithm for Causal Discovery
grasp_fciGRaSP-FCI Algorithm for Causal Discovery
gsGS Algorithm for Causal Discovery
iamb-familyIAMB Family of Causal Discovery Algorithms
install_tetradInstall Tetrad GUI
knowledgeDefine Background Knowledge
knowledge_to_caugiConvert Knowledge to Caugi
list_registered_tetrad_algorithmsList Registered Tetrad Algorithms
make_methodCreate a Custom Causal Discovery Method
make_runnerCreate a Custom Runner for a Causal Discovery Algorithm
make_tikzGenerate TikZ Code from a Causal Graph
mix_dataSimulated Mixed Data
new_disco_methodAdd a New causalDisco Method
npvNegative Predictive Value
num_dataSimulated Numerical Data
num_data_latentSimulated Numerical Data with Latent Variable
pcPC Algorithm for Causal Discovery
PcalgSearchR6 Interface to pcalg Search Algorithms
plotPlot Method for causalDisco Objects
plot.DiscoPlot a Disco Object
plot.KnowledgePlot a Knowledge Object
plus-.KnowledgeMerge Knowledge Objects
precisionPrecision
print.DiscoPrint a Disco Object
print.KnowledgePrint a Knowledge Object
recallRecall
reexportsObjects exported from other packages
register_tetrad_algorithmRegister a New Tetrad Algorithm
reg_testRegression-based Information Loss Test
remove_edgeRemove an Edge from Knowledge
remove_tiersRemove Tiers from Knowledge
remove_varsRemove Variables from Knowledge
reorder_tiersReorder Tiers in Knowledge
reposition_tierMove a Tier Relative to Another in Knowledge
require_edgeAdd Required Edges to Knowledge
reset_tetrad_alg_registryReset the Tetrad Algorithm Registry
seq_tiersGenerate a Bundle of Tier–Variable Formulas
set_knowledgeSet Background Knowledge to Disco Method
sim_dagSimulate a Random DAG
specificitySpecificity
sp_fciSP-FCI Algorithm for Causal Discovery
summary.DiscoSummarize a Disco Object
summary.KnowledgeSummarize a Knowledge Object
TemporalBDeu-classTemporal Bayesian Dirichlet equivalent uniform (Score...
TemporalBIC-classTemporal Bayesian Information Criterion (Score criterion)
TetradSearchR6 Interface to Tetrad Search Algorithms
tfciTFCI Algorithm for Causal Discovery
tfci_runRun the TFCI Algorithm for Causal Discovery
tgesTGES Algorithm for Causal Discovery
tges_runRun the TGES Algorithm for Causal Discovery
tpcTPC Algorithm for Causal Discovery
tpc_exampleSimulated Life-Course Data
tpc_runRun the TPC Algorithm for Causal Discovery
unfreezeUnfreeze a Knowledge Object.
verify_tetradCheck Tetrad Installation
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