A causal model goes beyond the graph by including specific probability functions for how to calculate the probability of each node taking on the value given the values of 's immediate ancestors\. It is implicitly assumed that the causal model factorizes, so that the probability of any value assignment to the whole graph can be calculated using the product:
I got lost here (and in the following equations). I think it's a combination of needing the "factorizes" redlink filled in, and not understanding the do() syntax.
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Eric Rogstad
Ah, one additional thing I'm confused about -- what do and refer to? I thought referred to the node (so that SEASON would be , {RAINING, SPRINKLER} , {SIDEWALK} , and {SLIPPERY} ), but then I'm not sure what lowercase would refer to…