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1 CIMPA Summerschool, Hammamet 2011, Tunisia September 5, 2011

2 A directed graphical model Directed graphical model (Bayesian network) showing relations between risk factors, diseases, and symptoms.

3 A pedigree Graphical model for a pedigree from study of Werner s syndrome. Each node is itself a graphical model.

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5 Independence Formal definition Fundamental properties We recall that two random variables X and Y are independent if or, equivalently, if P(X A Y = y) = P(X A) P{(X A) (Y B)} = P(X A)P(Y B). For discrete variables this is equivalent to p ij = p i+ p +j where p ij = P(X = i, Y = j) and p i+ = j p ij etc., whereas for continuous variables the requirement is a factorization of the joint density: f XY (x, y) = f X (x)f Y (y). When X and Y are independent we write X Y.

6 Independence Formal definition Fundamental properties Formal definition Random variables X and Y are conditionally independent given the random variable Z if L(X Y, Z) = L(X Z). We then write X Y Z (or X P Y Z) Intuitively: Knowing Z renders Y irrelevant for predicting X. Factorisation of densities: X Y Z f XYZ (x, y, z)f Z (z) = f XZ (x, z)f YZ (y, z) a, b : f (x, y, z) = a(x, z)b(y, z).

7 Independence Formal definition Fundamental properties For several variables, complex systems of conditional independence can for example be described by undirected graphs. Then a set of variables A is conditionally independent of set B, given the values of a set of variables C if C separates A from B. For example in picture above 1 {4, 7} {2, 3}, {1, 2} 7 {4, 5, 6}.

8 Directed graphical models Independence Formal definition Fundamental properties Directed graphs are also natural models for conditional indpendence: Any node is conditional independent of its non-descendants, given its immediate parents. So, for example, in the above picture we have 5 {1, 4} {2, 3}, 6 {1, 2, 4} {3, 5}.

9 Independence Formal definition Fundamental properties For random variables X, Y, Z, and W it holds (C1) If X Y Z then Y X Z; (C2) If X Y Z and U = g(y ), then X U Z; (C3) If X Y Z and U = g(y ), then X Y (Z, U); (C4) If X Y Z and X W (Y, Z), then X (Y, W ) Z; If density w.r.t. product measure f (x, y, z, w) > 0 also (C5) If X Y (Z, W ) and X Z (Y, W ) then X (Y, Z) W.

10 Proof of (C5): We have Independence Formal definition Fundamental properties X Y (Z, W ) f (x, y, z, w) = a(x, z, w)b(y, z, w). Similarly X Z (Y, W ) f (x, y, z, w) = g(x, y, w)h(y, z, w). If f (x, y, z, w) > 0 for all (x, y, z, w) it thus follows that g(x, y, w) = a(x, z, w)b(y, z, w)/h(y, z, w). The left-hand side does not depend on z. So for fixed z = z 0 : g(x, y, w) = ã(x, w) b(y, w). Insert this into the second expression for f to get f (x, y, z, w) = ã(x, w) b(y, w)h(y, z, w) = a (x, w)b (y, z, w) which shows X (Y, Z) W.

11 Graphoids and semi-graphoids Examples can be seen as encoding abstract irrelevance. With the interpretation: Knowing C, A is irrelevant for learning B, (C1) (C4) translate into: (I1) If, knowing C, learning A is irrelevant for learning B, then B is irrelevant for learning A; (I2) If, knowing C, learning A is irrelevant for learning B, then A is irrelevant for learning any part D of B; (I3) If, knowing C, learning A is irrelevant for learning B, it remains irrelevant having learnt any part D of B; (I4) If, knowing C, learning A is irrelevant for learning B and, having also learnt A, D remains irrelevant for learning B, then both of A and D are irrelevant for learning B. The property analogous to (C5) is slightly more subtle and not generally obvious.

12 Graphoids and semi-graphoids Examples An independence model σ is a ternary relation over subsets of a finite set V. It is graphoid if for all subsets A, B, C, D: (S1) if A σ B C then B σ A C (symmetry); (S2) if A σ (B D) C then A σ B C and A σ D C (decomposition); (S3) if A σ (B D) C then A σ B (C D) (weak union); (S4) if A σ B C and A σ D (B C), then A σ (B D) C (contraction); (S5) if A σ B (C D) and A σ C (B D) then A σ (B C) D (intersection). Semigraphoid if only (S1) (S4) holds. It is compositional if also (S6) if A σ B C and A σ D C then A σ (B D) C (composition).

13 Separation in undirected graphs Graphoids and semi-graphoids Examples Let G = (V, E) be finite and simple undirected graph (no self-loops, no multiple edges). For subsets A, B, S of V, let A G B S denote that S separates A from B in G, i.e. that all paths from A to B intersect S. Fact: The relation G on subsets of V is a compositional graphoid. This fact is the reason for choosing the name graphoid for such independence model.

14 Graphoids and semi-graphoids Examples Systems of random variables For a system V of labeled random variables X v, v V, we use the shorthand A B C X A X B X C, where X A = (X v, v A) denotes the variables with labels in A. The properties (C1) (C4) imply that satisfies the semi-graphoid axioms for such a system, and the graphoid axioms if the joint density of the variables is strictly positive. A regular multivariate Gaussian distribution, defines a compositional graphoid independence model.

15 Graphoids and semi-graphoids Examples Geometric orthogonality Let L, M, and N be linear subspaces of a Hilbert space H and L M N (L N) (M N), where L N = L N.L and M are said to meet orthogonally in N. (O1) If L M N then M L N; (O2) If L M N and U is a linear subspace of L, then U M N; (O3) If L M N and U is a linear subspace of M, then L M (N + U); (O4) If L M N and L R (M + N), then L (M + R) N. Intersection does not hold in general whereas composition (S6) does.

16 Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties G = (V, E) simple undirected graph; An independence model σ satisfies (P) the pairwise Markov property if (L) the local Markov property if (G) the global Markov property if α β α σ β V \ {α, β}; α V : α σ V \ cl(α) bd(α); A G B S A σ B S.

17 Pairwise Markov property Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties Any non-adjacent pair of random variables are conditionally independent given the remaning. For example, 1 σ 5 {2, 3, 4, 6, 7} and 4 σ 6 {1, 2, 3, 5, 7}.

18 Local Markov property Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties Every variable is conditionally independent of the remaining, given its neighbours. For example, 5 σ {1, 4} {2, 3, 6, 7} and 7 σ {1, 2, 3} {4, 5, 6}.

19 Global Markov property Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties To find conditional independence relations, one should look for separating sets, such as {2, 3}, {4, 5, 6}, or {2, 5, 6} For example, it follows that 1 σ 7 {2, 5, 6} and 2 σ 6 {3, 4, 5}.

20 Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties For any semigraphoid it holds that (G) (L) (P) If σ satisfies graphoid axioms it further holds that (P) (G) so that in the graphoid case (G) (L) (P). The latter holds in particular for, when f (x) > 0.

21 Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties (G) (L) (P) (G) implies (L) because bd(α) separates α from V \ cl(α). Assume (L). Then β V \ cl(α) because α β. Thus bd(α) ((V \ cl(α)) \ {β}) = V \ {α, β}, Hence by (L) and weak union (S3) we get that α σ (V \ cl(α)) V \ {α, β}. Decomposition (S2) then gives α σ β V \ {α, β} which is (P).

22 Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties (P) (G) for graphoids: Assume (P) and A G B S. We must show A σ B S. Wlog assume A and B non-empty. Proof is reverse induction on n = S. If n = V 2 then A and B are singletons and (P) yields A σ B S directly. Assume S = n < V 2 and conclusion established for S > n: First assume V = A B S. Then either A or B has at least two elements, say A. If α A then B G (A \ {α}) (S {α}) and also α G B (S A \ {α}) (as G is a semi-graphoid). Thus by the induction hypothesis (A \ {α}) σ B (S {α}) and {α} σ B (S A \ {α}). Now intersection (S5) gives A σ B S.

23 Definitions Structural relations among Markov properties (P) (G) for graphoids, continued For A B S V we choose α V \ (A B S). Then A G B (S {α}) and hence the induction hypothesis yields A σ B (S {α}). Further, either A S separates B from {α} or B S separates A from {α}. Assuming the former gives α σ B A S. Using intersection (S5) we get (A {α}) σ B S and from decomposition (S2) we derive that A σ B S. The latter case is similar.

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