Value of information analysis for interventional and counterfactual Bayesian networks in forensic medical sciences

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Highlights：

• A method based on the underlying principle of Value of Information analysis.

• For interventional and counterfactual Bayesian networks in forensic medical sciences.

• Examines whether interventional decision making is subject to amendments.

• Assesses what further information is worthwhile seeking prior to decision making.

摘要

•A method based on the underlying principle of Value of Information analysis.•For interventional and counterfactual Bayesian networks in forensic medical sciences.•Examines whether interventional decision making is subject to amendments.•Assesses what further information is worthwhile seeking prior to decision making.

论文关键词：Causal inference,Bayesian networks,Interventional analysis,Counterfactual analysis,Value of Information,Forensic medicine

论文评审过程：Received 28 March 2015, Revised 18 August 2015, Accepted 2 September 2015, Available online 8 September 2015, Version of Record 26 February 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2015.09.002