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ironbar committed May 27, 2024
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This are the rules to stop the flow of information throught any individual junction:

1. In a chain junction $A\rightarrow B\rightarrow C$ controlling for B prevents information about A from getting to C or viceversa
2. In a fork junction $A\lefttarrow B\rightarrow C$ controlling for B prevents information about A from getting to C or viceversa
2. In a fork junction $A\leftarrow B\rightarrow C$ controlling for B prevents information about A from getting to C or viceversa
3. In a collider $A\rightarrow B\leftarrow C$ the variables A and C start out independent, but if you control for B information starts flowing.
4. 4. Controlling for descendants of a variable is like partially controlling for the variable itself
4. Controlling for descendants of a variable is like partially controlling for the variable itself

> I consider the complete solution of the confounding problem one of the main highlights of the causal revolution
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