PC initialization from a conditional independence graph

ID: pc-initialization-from-a-conditional-independence-graph

PC initialization from a conditional independence graph by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-11-05
Initialize the PC skeleton search with an estimated conditional independence graph to reduce candidate pairs and conditioning sets. An exact graph contains the true directed acyclic graph skeleton because it equals its moral graph under faithfulness. For initially absent pairs record the full complement as a separating set; an empty default can create false collider orientations. Estimation errors can affect this screening step.

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