Causal Modelling ; Tools for the high-tech
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Causal modelling refers to modelling cause-effect relationships in systems, such as to understand how one thing causes another. Causality is becoming an essential element in models that try to make sense of the world. They range in purpose from mainly facilitating communication to making precise predictions on the consequences of choices, and to evaluate the past retrospectively. This report is about causal modelling and how this is used in systems science, in evaluating recommendations, and in transformations of probabilities due to causal effects in general. The report provides a basic map of the field and discusses how the different concepts and approaches fit together. The report has a practical purpose and aims to give researchers a quick start in the matter, with many references to both foundational and empirical studies. It includes references to tools that are on the market and discusses the utility of causal modelling for TNO-ESI.
TNO Identifier
1014797
Publisher
TNO
Collation
29 p.