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Table 3 Average number of edges (standard deviation) in the CPDAG according to the version of the PC-algorithm and the model over 300 runs with alpha = 0.02

From: Estimating causal effects of time-dependent exposures on a binary endpoint in a high-dimensional setting

 

Directed edges (sd)

Bidirected edges (sd)

Total (sd)

Non-chronologically ordered edges (sd)

Naïve PC-stable (model 1)

0 (0.1)

19 (0.1)

19 (0.1)

14 (0.1)

COPC-stable (model 1)

18 (0.1)

7 (0.1)

25 (0.1)

0 (0)

Naïve PC-stable (model 2)

1 (0.1)

94 (0.1)

95 (0.1)

53 (0.1)

COPC-stable (model 2)

78 (0.1)

52 (0.1)

130 (0.1)

0 (0)

Naïve PC-stable (model 3)

5 (0.2)

155 (0.1)

160 (0.2)

64 (0.1)

COPC-stable (model 3)

92 (0.2)

100 (0.1)

192 (0.2)

0 (0)