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Task: causal-observational-linear-gaussian
Causal Discovery: Observational Linear Gaussian Data (CPDAG Recovery)
Objective
Implement a causal discovery algorithm that recovers the CPDAG from purely observational data generated by a linear Gaussian SEM. Your code goes in bench/custom_algorithm.py.
Background
Under linear Gaussian assumptions, observational data can only identify the Markov Equivalence Class (MEC), not a unique fully directed DAG. The MEC is represented by a CPDAG.
Interface
Your run_causal_discovery(X) implementation must return a causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph.GeneralGraph object representing the estimated CPDAG.
Evaluation Scenarios
| Label | Graph type | Nodes | Params | Samples | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ER10 | Erdos-Renyi | 10 | p=0.3 | 500 | 1.0 |
| ER20 | Erdos-Renyi | 20 | p=0.2 | 1000 | 1.0 |
| SF50 | Scale-Free (BA) | 50 | m=2 | 2000 | 1.0 |
| ER10-Hard | Erdos-Renyi | 10 | p=0.5 (denser) | 200 | 1.0 |
| ER20-Hard | Erdos-Renyi | 20 | p=0.35 (denser) | 400 | 1.0 |
| SF50-Hard | Scale-Free (BA) | 50 | m=3 (denser) | 1000 | 1.0 |
| ER10-Noisy | Erdos-Renyi | 10 | p=0.5 (denser) | 200 | 2.5 |
| ER20-Noisy | Erdos-Renyi | 20 | p=0.35 (denser) | 400 | 2.5 |
| SF50-Noisy | Scale-Free (BA) | 50 | m=3 (denser) | 1000 | 2.5 |
Metrics
Metrics are computed between estimated CPDAG and ground-truth CPDAG:
- SHD (
SHD(...).get_shd()) - Adjacency Precision / Recall (
AdjacencyConfusion) - Arrow Precision / Recall (
ArrowConfusion)
Baselines
pc: Peter-Clark (constraint-based)ges: Greedy Equivalence Search (score-based)grasp: Greedy Relaxations of the Sparsest Permutationboss: Best Order Score Search
causal-learn/bench/custom_algorithm.py [EDITABLE — lines 3–14 only]
1: import numpy as np
2: from causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph import GeneralGraph
3: from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode
4:
5: # =====================================================================
6: # EDITABLE: implement run_causal_discovery below
7: # =====================================================================
8: def run_causal_discovery(X: np.ndarray) -> GeneralGraph:
9: """
10: Input: X of shape (n_samples, n_variables)
11: Output: estimated CPDAG as causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph.GeneralGraph
12: """
13: nodes = [GraphNode(f"X{i + 1}") for i in range(X.shape[1])]
14: return GeneralGraph(nodes)
15: # =====================================================================
pc baseline — editable region [READ-ONLY — reference implementation]
Lines 3–14:
1: import numpy as np
2: from causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph import GeneralGraph
3: from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode
4:
5: # =====================================================================
6: # EDITABLE: impAssistantStep 1edit
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6 "content": "from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode\nfrom causallearn.graph.Endpoint import Endpoint\nfrom causallearn.graph.Edge import Edge\n\ndef run_causal_discovery(X: np.ndarray) -> GeneralGraph:\n \"\"\"\n Confidence-Calibrated Multi-Method Fusion (CCMF) for CPDAG Discovery.\n \n Novel algorithm that fuses constraint-based (PC at multiple significance\n levels) and score-based (GES) methods using adaptive confidence weighting.\n Multi-resolution PC provides edge stability estimates; GES brings score-based\n optimality. Weighted consensus reduces both FP and FN vs any single method.\n \"\"\"\n n, p = X.shape\n from causallearn.search.ConstraintBased.PC import pc\n from causallearn.search.ScoreBased.GES import ges\n\n # --- Phase 1: Multi-resolution estimation ---\n graphs, wts = [], []\n\n # Constraint-based at multiple significance levels for stability\n for alpha in [0.01, 0.05, 0.1]:\n try:\n cg = pc(X, alpha=alpha, indep_test='fisherz', stable=True,\n show_progress=False)\n except TypeError:\n cg = pc(X, alpha=alpha, indep_test='fisherz', stable=True)\n graphs.append(cg.G)\n wts.append(1.0)\n\n # Score-based (GES with BIC) - higher weight for Gaussian data\n record = ges(X, score_func='local_score_BIC')\n graphs.append(record['G'])\n wts.append(2.5)\n\n total_w = sum(wts)\n\n # --- Phase 2: Confidence aggregation ---\n adj_c = np.zeros((p, p)) # adjacency confidence\n arr_c = np.zeros((p, p)) # arr_c[i,j] = weighted evidence for i->j\n\n for g, w in zip(graphs, wts):\n gn = g.get_nodes()\n for i in range(p):\n for j in range(i + 1, p):\n e = g.get_edge(gn[i], gn[j])\n if e is not None:\n adj_c[i, j] += w\n ep_i = e.get_proximal_endpoint(gn[i])\n ep_j = e.get_proximal_endpoint(gn[j])\n if ep_j == Endpoint.ARROW and ep_i == Endpoint.TAIL:\n arr_c[i, j] += w\n elif ep_i == Endpoint.ARROW and ep_j == Endpoint.TAIL:\n arr_c[j, i] += w\n\n # --- Phase 3: Consensus CPDAG construction ---\n nodes = [GraphNode(f\"X{i + 1}\") for i in range(p)]\n G = GeneralGraph(nodes)\n\n a_t = total_w * 0.45 # adjacency threshold (slightly below majority)\n o_t = total_w * 0.25 # orientation threshold\n\n for i in range(p):\n for j in range(i + 1, p):\n if adj_c[i, j] >= a_t:\n fwd, bwd = arr_c[i, j], arr_c[j, i]\n if fwd > bwd and fwd >= o_t:\n G.add_edge(Edge(nodes[i], nodes[j],\n Endpoint.TAIL, Endpoint.ARROW))\n elif bwd > fwd and bwd >= o_t:\n G.add_edge(Edge(nodes[i], nodes[j],\n Endpoint.ARROW, Endpoint.TAIL))\n else:\n G.add_edge(Edge(nodes[i], nodes[j],\n Endpoint.TAIL, Endpoint.TAIL))\n\n return G\n"
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1| import numpy as np
2| from causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph import GeneralGraph
3 from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode
4 from causallearn.graph.Endpoint import Endpoint
5 from causallearn.graph.Edge import Edge
6
7 def run_causal_discovery(X: np.ndarray) -> GeneralGraph:
8 """
9 Confidence-Calibrated Multi-Method Fusion (CCMF) for CPDAG Discovery.
10
11 Novel algorithm that fuses constraint-based (PC at multiple significance
12 levels) and score-based (GES) methods using adaptive confidence weighting.
13 Multi-resolution PC provides edge stability estimates; GES brings score-based
14 optimality. Weighted consensus reduces both FP and FN vs any single method.
15 """
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6 "content": "from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode\nfrom causallearn.graph.Endpoint import Endpoint\nfrom causallearn.graph.Edge import Edge\nfrom causallearn.utils.DAG2CPDAG import dag2cpdag\n\ndef run_causal_discovery(X: np.ndarray) -> GeneralGraph:\n \"\"\"\n Equal-Variance Iterative Sink Identification (EVIS).\n Exploits equal error variance for full DAG identifiability in linear Gaussian SEMs.\n Under equal variance, precision matrix diagonal ω_ii = σ^{-2}(1 + ||outgoing weights||^2),\n so sink nodes (no children) minimize ω_ii. We iteratively peel sinks to recover the\n causal ordering, then select parents via BIC, and convert the DAG to a CPDAG.\n \"\"\"\n n, p = X.shape\n X_c = X - X.mean(axis=0)\n S = X_c.T @ X_c / n\n # Step 1: Causal ordering via iterative sink identification\n remaining = list(range(p))\n rev_order = []\n for _ in range(p):\n idx = np.array(remaining)\n m = len(idx)\n S_sub = S[np.ix_(idx, idx)]\n Omega = np.linalg.inv(S_sub + 1e-8 * np.eye(m))\n sink = int(np.argmin(np.diag(Omega)))\n rev_order.append(remaining.pop(sink))\n order = rev_order[::-1]\n # Step 2: BIC forward-backward parent selection\n logn = np.log(n)\n parents = {}\n for k in range(p):\n node = order[k]\n y = X_c[:, node]\n cands = order[:k]\n sel = []\n best_bic = n * np.log(np.dot(y, y) / n + 1e-30)\n # Forward\n fwd = True\n while fwd:\n fwd = False\n best_c, best_b = None, best_bic\n for c in cands:\n if c in sel:\n continue\n trial = sel + [c]\n Xp = X_c[:, trial]\n coef = np.linalg.lstsq(Xp, y, rcond=None)[0]\n resid = y - Xp @ coef\n rv = np.dot(resid, resid) / n\n bv = n * np.log(rv + 1e-30) + len(trial) * logn\n if bv < best_b:\n best_b, best_c = bv, c\n if best_c is not None:\n sel.append(best_c)\n best_bic = best_b\n fwd = True\n # Backward\n bwd = True\n while bwd:\n bwd = False\n for c in list(sel):\n trial = [x for x in sel if x != c]\n if trial:\n Xp = X_c[:, trial]\n coef = np.linalg.lstsq(Xp, y, rcond=None)[0]\n rv = np.dot(y - Xp @ coef, y - Xp @ coef) / n\n else:\n rv = np.dot(y, y) / n\n bv = n * np.log(rv + 1e-30) + len(trial) * logn\n if bv < best_bic:\n sel.remove(c)\n best_bic = bv\n bwd = True\n break\n parents[node] = sel\n # Step 3: Build DAG and convert to CPDAG\n nodes_list = [GraphNode(f\"X{i+1}\") for i in range(p)]\n G = GeneralGraph(nodes_list)\n for child, pa_list in parents.items():\n for pa in pa_list:\n G.add_edge(Edge(nodes_list[pa], nodes_list[child], Endpoint.TAIL, Endpoint.ARROW))\n return dag2cpdag(G)\n"
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1| import numpy as np
2| from causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph import GeneralGraph
3 from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode
4 from causallearn.graph.Endpoint import Endpoint
5 from causallearn.graph.Edge import Edge
6 from causallearn.utils.DAG2CPDAG import dag2cpdag
7
8 def run_causal_discovery(X: np.ndarray) -> GeneralGraph:
9 """
10 Equal-Variance Iterative Sink Identification (EVIS).
11 Exploits equal error variance for full DAG identifiability in linear Gaussian SEMs.
12 Under equal variance, precision matrix diagonal ω_ii = σ^{-2}(1 + ||outgoing weights||^2),
13 so sink nodes (no children) minimize ω_ii. We iteratively peel sinks to recover the
14 causal ordering, then select p
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[Test #1] (2 tests remaining; call submit(n=1) to submit this result) ### ER10 (scripts/eval_er10.sh) Results (ER10): SHD=0 AdjP=1.0000 AdjR=1.0000 ArrowP=1.0000 ArrowR=1.0000 ### ER20 (scripts/eval_er20.sh) Results (ER20): SHD=0 AdjP=1.0000 AdjR=1.0000 ArrowP=1.0000 ArrowR=1.0000 ### SF50 (scripts/eval_sf50.sh) Results (SF50): SHD=13 AdjP=0.9320 AdjR=1.0000 ArrowP=0.8471 ArrowR=0.9730 ### ER10-Hard (scripts/eval_er10_hard.sh) Results (ER10-Hard): SHD=4 AdjP=0.9583 AdjR=0.8846 ArrowP=0.9583 ArrowR=0.8846 ### ER20-Hard (scripts/eval_er20_hard.sh) Results (ER20-Hard): SHD=7 AdjP=0.9429 AdjR=0.9565 ArrowP=0.9420 ArrowR=0.9559 ### SF50-Hard (scripts/eval_sf50_hard.sh) Results (SF50-Hard): SHD=22 AdjP=0.8924 AdjR=1.0000 ArrowP=0.8645 ArrowR=0.9710 ### ER10-Noisy (scripts/eval_er10_noisy.sh) Results (ER10-Noisy): SHD=4 AdjP=0.9583 AdjR=0.8846 ArrowP=0.9583 ArrowR=0.8846 ### ER20-Noisy (scripts/eval_er20_noisy.sh) Results (ER20-Noisy): SHD=7 AdjP=0.9429
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6 "content": "from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode\nfrom causallearn.graph.Endpoint import Endpoint\nfrom causallearn.graph.Edge import Edge\nfrom causallearn.utils.DAG2CPDAG import dag2cpdag\nimport math\n\ndef _sel_pa(Xc, node, cands, logn, gamma):\n \"\"\"EBIC-based forward-backward parent selection.\n Uses Extended BIC (Chen & Chen 2008): BIC + 2*gamma*log(C(q,k))\n where q=|candidates|, k=|selected|. This adaptively penalizes more\n when selecting from larger candidate pools, reducing false positives.\"\"\"\n n = Xc.shape[0]\n y = Xc[:, node]\n q = len(cands)\n sel = []\n def _sc(rv, k):\n s = n * np.log(rv + 1e-30) + k * logn\n if gamma > 0 and 0 < k <= q:\n s += 2 * gamma * (math.lgamma(q + 1) - math.lgamma(k + 1) - math.lgamma(q - k + 1))\n return s\n best = _sc(np.dot(y, y) / n, 0)\n # Forward selection\n while True:\n bc, bb = None, best\n for c in cands:\n if c in sel:\n continue\n t = sel + [c]\n Xp = Xc[:, t]\n cf = np.linalg.lstsq(Xp, y, rcond=None)[0]\n rv = np.dot(y - Xp @ cf, y - Xp @ cf) / n\n bv = _sc(rv, len(t))\n if bv < bb:\n bb, bc = bv, c\n if bc is not None:\n sel.append(bc)\n best = bb\n else:\n break\n # Backward elimination\n while True:\n rm = False\n for c in list(sel):\n t = [x for x in sel if x != c]\n if t:\n Xp = Xc[:, t]\n cf = np.linalg.lstsq(Xp, y, rcond=None)[0]\n rv = np.dot(y - Xp @ cf, y - Xp @ cf) / n\n else:\n rv = np.dot(y, y) / n\n bv = _sc(rv, len(t))\n if bv < best:\n sel.remove(c)\n best = bv\n rm = True\n break\n if not rm:\n break\n return sel, best\n\ndef run_causal_discovery(X: np.ndarray) -> GeneralGraph:\n \"\"\"\n Equal-Variance Iterative Sink Identification with EBIC and Swap Refinement.\n \n Novel contributions:\n 1. Causal ordering via iterative precision-diagonal minimization exploiting\n equal error variance: under equal Var(eps)=sigma^2, the precision diagonal\n omega_ii = sigma^{-2}(1 + ||outgoing_weights_i||^2), so sinks minimize omega_ii.\n 2. EBIC parent selection adapts penalty to candidate pool size, reducing\n false positives for later nodes in the ordering.\n 3. Adjacent-swap ordering refinement: greedily improves the ordering by\n swapping adjacent pairs when total EBIC score decreases.\n \"\"\"\n n, p = X.shape\n Xc = X - X.mean(axis=0)\n S = Xc.T @ Xc / n\n logn = np.log(n)\n gamma = 0.5 # EBIC hyperparameter (standard choice from Chen & Chen 2008)\n # Step 1: EVIS ordering via iterative sink identification\n rem = list(range(p))\n rord = []\n for _ in range(p):\n ix = np.array(rem)\n m = len(ix)\n Om = np.linalg.inv(S[np.ix_(ix, ix)] + 1e-8 * np.eye(m))\n s = int(np.argmin(np.diag(Om)))\n rord.append(rem.pop(s))\n order = rord[::-1] # source-first topological order\n # Step 2: EBIC parent selection given ordering\n pa, sc = {}, {}\n for k in range(p):\n pa[order[k]], sc[order[k]] = _sel_pa(Xc, order[k], order[:k], logn, gamma)\n # Step 3: Ordering refinement via adjacent swaps (bubble-sort style)\n for _ in range(10):\n swapped = False\n for k in range(p - 1):\n a, b = order[k], order[k + 1]\n old_sc = sc[a] + sc[b]\n sel_b, sc_b = _sel_pa(Xc, b, order[:k], logn, gamma)\n sel_a, sc_a = _sel_pa(Xc, a, order[:k] + [b], logn, gamma)\n if sc_a + sc_b < old_sc - 1e-6:\n order[k], order[k + 1] = b, a\n pa[b], sc[b] = sel_b, sc_b\n pa[a], sc[a] = sel_a, sc_a\n swapped = True\n if not swapped:\n break\n # Step 4: Build DAG and convert to CPDAG\n nds = [GraphNode(f\"X{i + 1}\") for i in range(p)]\n G = GeneralGraph(nds)\n for ch in pa:\n for pr in pa[ch]:\n G.add_edge(Edge(nds[pr], nds[ch], Endpoint.TAIL, Endpoint.ARROW))\n return dag2cpdag(G)\n"
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1| import numpy as np
2| from causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph import GeneralGraph
3 from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode
4 from causallearn.graph.Endpoint import Endpoint
5 from causallearn.graph.Edge import Edge
6 from causallearn.utils.DAG2CPDAG import dag2cpdag
7 import math
8
9 def _sel_pa(Xc, node, cands, logn, gamma):
10 """EBIC-based forward-backward parent selection.
11 Uses Extended BIC (Chen & Chen 2008): BIC + 2*gamma*log(C(q,k))
12 where q=|candidates|, k=|selected|. This adaptively penalizes more
13 when selecting from larger candidate pools, reducing false positives."""
14 n = Xc.shape[0]
15 y = Xc[:, node]
16 q = len(cands)
17 sel = []
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1| import numpy as np
2| from causallearn.graph.GeneralGraph import GeneralGraph
3 from causallearn.graph.GraphNode import GraphNode
4 from causallearn.graph.Endpoint import Endpoint
5 from causallearn.graph.Edge import Edge
6 from causallearn.utils.DAG2CPDAG import dag2cpdag
7 import math
8
9 def _sel_pa(Xc, node, cands, logn, gamma):
10 """EBIC-based forward-backward parent selection.
11 Uses Extended BIC (Chen & Chen 2008): BIC + 2*gamma*log(C(q,k))
12 where q=|candidates|, k=|selected|. This adaptively penalizes more
13 when selecting from larger candidate pools, reducing false positives."""
14 n = Xc.shape[0]
15 y = Xc[:, node]
16 q = len(cands)
17 sel = []
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[Test #3] (0 tests remaining) ### ER10 (scripts/eval_er10.sh) Results (ER10): SHD=0 AdjP=1.0000 AdjR=1.0000 ArrowP=1.0000 ArrowR=1.0000 ### ER20 (scripts/eval_er20.sh) Results (ER20): SHD=4 AdjP=0.9524 AdjR=0.9756 ArrowP=0.9167 ArrowR=0.9706 ### SF50 (scripts/eval_sf50.sh) Results (SF50): SHD=0 AdjP=1.0000 AdjR=1.0000 ArrowP=1.0000 ArrowR=1.0000 ### ER10-Hard (scripts/eval_er10_hard.sh) Results (ER10-Hard): SHD=6 AdjP=0.9565 AdjR=0.8462 ArrowP=0.9130 ArrowR=0.8077 ### ER20-Hard (scripts/eval_er20_hard.sh) Results (ER20-Hard): SHD=5 AdjP=0.9710 AdjR=0.9710 ArrowP=0.9559 ArrowR=0.9559 ### SF50-Hard (scripts/eval_sf50_hard.sh) Results (SF50-Hard): SHD=25 AdjP=0.8968 AdjR=0.9858 ArrowP=0.8487 ArrowR=0.9348 ### ER10-Noisy (scripts/eval_er10_noisy.sh) Results (ER10-Noisy): SHD=6 AdjP=0.9565 AdjR=0.8462 ArrowP=0.9130 ArrowR=0.8077 ### ER20-Noisy (scripts/eval_er20_noisy.sh) Results (ER20-Noisy): SHD=5 AdjP=0.9710 AdjR=0.9710 ArrowP=0.9559 ArrowR=0.9559