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. 2020 Aug 11;8:148779–148792. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3015855

TABLE 1. The Three-Layer Causal Inference Hierarchy Based on [31].

Level Activity Typical question
I. Association Inline graphic Seeing What is? How would seeing Inline graphicchange my belief in Inline graphic?
II. Intervention Inline graphic Doing Intervening What if? What if I do Inline graphic?
III. Counterfactuals Inline graphic Imagining, Retrospection Why? Was it Inline graphic that caused Inline graphic?What if I had acted differ-ently?