Package edu.cmu.tetrad.search.utils

Class DeltaTetradTest

java.lang.Object
edu.cmu.tetrad.search.utils.DeltaTetradTest
public class DeltaTetradTest extends Object
Refactored implementation of the Delta Tetrad Test for Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis (CTA). This version improves modularity, exception handling, and robustness.

Reference: Bollen and Ting, "Confirmatory Tetrad Analysis," Sociological Methodology, 1993.

Author:
Refactored

  • Constructor Details

    • DeltaTetradTest

      public DeltaTetradTest(DataSet dataSet)
      Constructor for Gaussian data.
      Parameters:
      dataSet - A continuous dataset.

    • DeltaTetradTest

      public DeltaTetradTest(ICovarianceMatrix covarianceMatrix)
      Constructor for a covariance matrix.
      Parameters:
      covarianceMatrix - The covariance matrix.

  • Method Details

    • computePValue

      public double computePValue(TetradInt... tetrads)
      Computes the p-value for the given tetrads.
      Parameters:
      tetrads - List of tetrads.
      Returns:
      The p-value.

    • computePValue

      public double computePValue(List<TetradInt> tetrads)
      Computes the p-value for the given tetrads.
      Parameters:
      tetrads - List of tetrads.
      Returns:
      The p-value.

    • getVariables

      public List<Node> getVariables()
      Returns the list of variables in the dataset.
      Returns:
      The variable list.