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Area of Science:

  • Time Series Analysis
  • Causality Inference
  • Econometrics
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Granger causality (GC) is widely used for time series causality but has limitations.
  • Previous work introduced new causality metrics in frequency domain.
  • This paper extends the discussion to time domain causality metrics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and motivate a new causality metric in the time domain.
  • To highlight the shortcomings of conditional Granger causality and directed causality (DC).
  • To demonstrate the superiority of the new metric in revealing true causal strength.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of conditional Granger causality properties and limitations.
  • Evaluation of directed causality (DC) and normalized DC for multivariate time series.
  • Calculation and comparison of Granger causality and the new causality metric using an example.
  • Statistical analysis of significance and asymptotic distribution for the new metric.

Main Results:

  • Conditional GC and DC metrics fail to reveal the true strength of directional causality.
  • The new causality metric demonstrates linear increases in influence with coupling strength.
  • Instantaneous correlation does not always equate to true causality strength.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed new causality metric offers a more accurate assessment of directional causality in time series.
  • Existing methods like conditional GC and DC have significant limitations.
  • The new metric provides a robust tool for causality inference in various scientific domains.