Causal Factor

A Causal Factor is a Factor that has a Causal Connection with the Feature being investigated.

• Example(s):
  • A simple example of cause & effect is that the sunrise causes the rooster to crow, not the other way around.
• See: Association, Correlation, Factor Analysis.

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References

2002

• (Gabor Melli, 2002) ⇒ Gabor Melli. (2002). “PredictionWorks' Data Mining Glossary." PredictionWorks.
  • Causal Factor: Any feature in the data which drives, influences, or causes another feature in the data. A simple example of cause & effect is that the sunrise causes the rooster to crow, not the other way around. See: Assoction, Correlation, Discriminating Factor.

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