graphical_models.classes.mags.ancestral_graph.AncestralGraph.markov_blanket_of

AncestralGraph.markov_blanket_of(node, flat: bool = False) → Union[Set[Hashable], Dict][source]

Return the Markov blanket of a node with respect to the whole graph.

Parameters

  • node – The node whose Markov blanket to find.

  • flat – if True, return the Markov blanket as a set, otherwise return a dictionary mapping nodes in the district of node to their parents.

Return type

The Markov blanket of node, including the node itself.