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LibraryProcess overview
Reference · livelib-process:scientific-discovery--counterfactual-reasoning
counterfactual-reasoning overview
Counterfactual Reasoning Process - Evaluate alternate histories given a causal model to answer "what if" questions and assess individual-level causal effects using structural equations.
Attributes
displayName
counterfactual-reasoning
description
Counterfactual Reasoning Process - Evaluate alternate histories given a causal model
to answer "what if" questions and assess individual-level causal effects using structural equations.
libraryPath
library/specializations/domains/science/scientific-discovery/counterfactual-reasoning.js
specialization
scientific-discovery
references
- - Pearl (2009). Causality, Chapter 7: The Logic of Counterfactuals - Lewis (1973). Counterfactuals - Halpern & Pearl (2005). Causes and Explanations: A Structural-Model Approach - Pearl (2019). The Seven Tools of Causal Inference
example
const result = await orchestrate('specializations/domains/science/scientific-discovery/counterfactual-reasoning', {
domain: 'Medicine',
causalModel: { variables: ['treatment', 'recovery'], edges: [...] },
factualObservation: { treatment: 0, recovery: 0, age: 45 },
counterfactualQuery: 'Would the patient have recovered if they had received the treatment?'
});
usesAgents
- causal-reasoning-analyst
Outgoing edges
lib_applies_to_domain1
- domain:scientific-discovery·DomainScientific Discovery
lib_belongs_to_specialization2
- specialization:scientific-research-methods·SpecializationScientific Research Methods
- specialization:scientific-discovery·SpecializationScientific Discovery
lib_implements_workflow2
- workflow:experiment-design·WorkflowExperiment Design
- workflow:peer-review-cycle·WorkflowPeer Review Cycle
lib_involves_role2
- role:research-engineer·RoleResearch Engineer
- role:computational-scientist·RoleComputational Scientist
lib_requires_skill_area3
- skill-area:data-analysis·SkillAreaData Analysis
- skill-area:statistical-analysis·SkillAreaStatistical Analysis
- skill-area:deep-web-research·SkillAreaDeep Web Research
uses_agent1
- lib-agent:scientific-discovery--causal-reasoning-analyst·LibraryAgentcausal-reasoning-analyst
Incoming edges
None.