compute_counterfactual_value(): compute the value of Y conditioned on a counterfactual intervention on X, starting from a given world. — compute_counterfactual

This function computes the value of Y conditioned on a counterfactual intervention on X, starting from a given world. The function is used for computing both necessity and sufficiency.

Usage

compute_counterfactual_value(
  intervention_var,
  intervention_value,
  target_var,
  causal_model,
  aw_values
)

Arguments

intervention_var: Character string: the variable we intervene upon
intervention_value: Numeric: the post-intervention value of the variable we intervene upon
target_var: Character string: the target variable. We want to compute the value it has after we've intervened on the intervention variable
causal_model: A named list specifying the causal model
aw_values: A named list with the values of the variables in the actual world

Value

A numeric specifying the counterfactual value of the target variable.