一、 引言：从相关性到因果性的认知飞跃
传统机器学习模型擅长发现数据中的相关性模式，但无法回答"为什么"和"如果...会怎样"这类因果问题。因果推断技术使AI系统能够：

理解机制：揭示变量间的真实因果关系而非虚假相关

干预预测：预测政策干预、治疗方案等行动的效果

反事实分析：估计未发生情况下的潜在结果

可解释决策：提供基于因果机制的透明解释

Java在科学计算、企业级系统和数据工程中的优势，使其成为构建生产级因果推断系统的理想平台。本文将基于Apache Commons Math、Weka和自定义因果算法库，演示如何构建可靠、可解释的因果AI系统。

二、 因果推断技术架构设计

1. 系统架构概览

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数据层 → 因果发现 → 因果建模 → 效应估计 → 决策支持
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
观测数据 → PC算法 → 因果图 → 双重差分 → 策略推荐
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
实验数据 → FCI算法 → 结构方程 → 倾向得分 → 效果评估

1. 核心组件选型

数值计算：Apache Commons Math、Colt

统计学习：Weka、Smile

图计算：JGraphT、GraphStream

分布式计算：Apache Spark MLlib

可视化：JFreeChart、JavaFX

1. 项目依赖配置

xml

org.springframework.boot
spring-boot-starter-web
${spring-boot.version}

<!-- 数学计算 -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
    <artifactId>commons-math3</artifactId>
    <version>${commons-math.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- 机器学习 -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>nz.ac.waikato.cms.weka</groupId>
    <artifactId>weka-stable</artifactId>
    <version>${weka.version}</version>
</dependency>

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.haifengl</groupId>
    <artifactId>smile-core</artifactId>
    <version>${smile.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- 图计算 -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jgrapht</groupId>
    <artifactId>jgrapht-core</artifactId>
    <version>${jgrapht.version}</version>
</dependency>

<!-- 分布式计算 -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.spark</groupId>
    <artifactId>spark-mllib_2.13</artifactId>
    <version>3.4.0</version>
</dependency>

<!-- 数据可视化 -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.jfree</groupId>
    <artifactId>jfreechart</artifactId>
    <version>1.5.4</version>
</dependency>

<!-- 配置管理 -->
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
    <version>${spring-boot.version}</version>
</dependency>

三、 因果发现与图模型构建

1. 因果图数据结构

java
// CausalGraph.java
@Data
public class CausalGraph {
private final Graph graph;
private final Map variables;
private final List causalPaths;

public CausalGraph() {
    this.graph = new DefaultDirectedGraph<>(DefaultEdge.class);
    this.variables = new HashMap<>();
    this.causalPaths = new ArrayList<>();
}

/**
 * 添加变量到因果图
 */
public void addVariable(String variableName, VariableType type, DataType dataType) {
    if (!graph.containsVertex(variableName)) {
        graph.addVertex(variableName);
        variables.put(variableName, new Variable(variableName, type, dataType));
    }
}

/**
 * 添加因果关系边
 */
public void addCausalEdge(String cause, String effect, double strength) {
    if (!graph.containsVertex(cause) || !graph.containsVertex(effect)) {
        throw new IllegalArgumentException("变量不存在于图中");
    }

    DefaultEdge edge = graph.addEdge(cause, effect);
    if (edge != null) {
        graph.setEdgeWeight(edge, strength);
    }
}

/**
 * 检查因果关系是否存在
 */
public boolean hasCausalEffect(String cause, String effect) {
    return graph.containsEdge(cause, effect);
}

/**
 * 获取变量的直接原因
 */
public Set<String> getDirectCauses(String variable) {
    Set<String> causes = new HashSet<>();
    for (DefaultEdge edge : graph.incomingEdgesOf(variable)) {
        causes.add(graph.getEdgeSource(edge));
    }
    return causes;
}

/**
 * 获取变量的直接结果
 */
public Set<String> getDirectEffects(String variable) {
    Set<String> effects = new HashSet<>();
    for (DefaultEdge edge : graph.outgoingEdgesOf(variable)) {
        effects.add(graph.getEdgeTarget(edge));
    }
    return effects;
}

/**
 * 发现所有因果路径
 */
public List<CausalPath> discoverCausalPaths(String treatment, String outcome) {
    List<CausalPath> paths = new ArrayList<>();
    findAllPaths(treatment, outcome, new LinkedList<>(), paths, new HashSet<>());
    return paths;
}

/**
 * 深度优先搜索发现所有路径
 */
private void findAllPaths(String current, String target, 
                        LinkedList<String> currentPath,
                        List<CausalPath> paths, Set<String> visited) {
    visited.add(current);
    currentPath.add(current);

    if (current.equals(target)) {
        // 找到一条路径
        CausalPath path = new CausalPath(new ArrayList<>(currentPath));
        paths.add(path);
    } else {
        // 继续搜索
        for (String neighbor : getDirectEffects(current)) {
            if (!visited.contains(neighbor)) {
                findAllPaths(neighbor, target, currentPath, paths, visited);
            }
        }
    }

    currentPath.removeLast();
    visited.remove(current);
}

/**
 * 识别混淆变量
 */
public Set<String> identifyConfounders(String treatment, String outcome) {
    Set<String> confounders = new HashSet<>();

    // 寻找treatment和outcome的共同原因
    Set<String> treatmentCauses = getAllCauses(treatment);
    Set<String> outcomeCauses = getAllCauses(outcome);

    for (String cause : treatmentCauses) {
        if (outcomeCauses.contains(cause) && !cause.equals(treatment)) {
            confounders.add(cause);
        }
    }

    return confounders;
}

/**
 * 识别中介变量
 */
public Set<String> identifyMediators(String treatment, String outcome) {
    Set<String> mediators = new HashSet<>();
    List<CausalPath> paths = discoverCausalPaths(treatment, outcome);

    for (CausalPath path : paths) {
        if (path.getPath().size() > 2) {
            // 路径中间的所有变量都是中介变量
            for (int i = 1; i < path.getPath().size() - 1; i++) {
                mediators.add(path.getPath().get(i));
            }
        }
    }

    return mediators;
}

/**
 * 获取变量的所有原因（直接和间接）
 */
private Set<String> getAllCauses(String variable) {
    Set<String> allCauses = new HashSet<>();
    collectAllCauses(variable, allCauses, new HashSet<>());
    return allCauses;
}

private void collectAllCauses(String variable, Set<String> causes, Set<String> visited) {
    visited.add(variable);

    for (String cause : getDirectCauses(variable)) {
        if (!visited.contains(cause)) {
            causes.add(cause);
            collectAllCauses(cause, causes, visited);
        }
    }
}

/**
 * 验证因果图的无环性
 */
public boolean isAcyclic() {
    CycleDetector<String, DefaultEdge> cycleDetector = new CycleDetector<>(graph);
    return !cycleDetector.detectCycles();
}

/**
 * 计算因果距离
 */
public int getCausalDistance(String cause, String effect) {
    DijkstraShortestPath<String, DefaultEdge> shortestPath = 
        new DijkstraShortestPath<>(graph);
    return (int) shortestPath.getPath(cause, effect).getLength();
}

// 数据类
@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class Variable {
    private String name;
    private VariableType type;
    private DataType dataType;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class CausalPath {
    private List<String> path;
    private double pathStrength;

    public CausalPath(List<String> path) {
        this.path = path;
        this.pathStrength = calculatePathStrength();
    }

    private double calculatePathStrength() {
        double strength = 1.0;
        for (int i = 0; i < path.size() - 1; i++) {
            DefaultEdge edge = graph.getEdge(path.get(i), path.get(i + 1));
            strength *= graph.getEdgeWeight(edge);
        }
        return strength;
    }
}

public enum VariableType {
    TREATMENT, OUTCOME, CONFOUNDER, MEDIATOR, INSTRUMENT, COVARIATE
}

public enum DataType {
    CONTINUOUS, CATEGORICAL, BINARY, ORDINAL
}

}

1. PC算法因果发现

java
// CausalDiscoveryService.java
@Service
@Slf4j
public class CausalDiscoveryService {

private final StatisticalTestService statisticalTest;
private final ConditionalIndependenceTest ciTest;

public CausalDiscoveryService(StatisticalTestService statisticalTest) {
    this.statisticalTest = statisticalTest;
    this.ciTest = new ConditionalIndependenceTest(statisticalTest);
}

/**
 * PC算法 - 从数据中发现因果结构
 */
public CausalGraph discoverCausalStructure(Dataset dataset, double alpha) {
    log.info("开始PC算法因果发现，数据集大小: {}, 变量数: {}", 
            dataset.size(), dataset.getVariableNames().size());

    CausalGraph graph = initializeFullyConnectedGraph(dataset);
    int depth = 0;

    // PC算法主循环
    while (true) {
        boolean changed = false;

        for (String x : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
            for (String y : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
                if (x.equals(y) || !graph.hasCausalEdge(x, y)) continue;

                Set<String> adjX = graph.getDirectEffects(x);
                adjX.addAll(graph.getDirectCauses(x));
                adjX.remove(y);

                // 检查所有大小为depth的子集
                if (adjX.size() >= depth) {
                    for (Set<String> subset : generateSubsets(adjX, depth)) {
                        if (ciTest.isConditionallyIndependent(dataset, x, y, subset, alpha)) {
                            graph.removeEdge(x, y);
                            changed = true;
                            log.debug("移除边: {} -> {} | {}", x, y, subset);
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        if (!changed) break;
        depth++;
    }

    // 方向确定阶段
    orientEdges(graph, dataset, alpha);

    log.info("PC算法完成，发现 {} 条边", graph.edgeSet().size());
    return graph;
}

/**
 * FCI算法 - 处理潜在混淆变量
 */
public CausalGraph discoverCausalStructureWithLatents(Dataset dataset, double alpha) {
    log.info("开始FCI算法因果发现（处理潜在变量）");

    CausalGraph graph = initializeFullyConnectedGraph(dataset);

    // FCI算法实现（简化版）
    // 1. PC算法的骨架发现阶段
    graph = discoverCausalStructure(dataset, alpha);

    // 2. 处理潜在混淆变量的额外规则
    applyFCIRules(graph, dataset, alpha);

    return graph;
}

/**
 * 基于约束的因果发现
 */
public CausalGraph constraintBasedDiscovery(Dataset dataset, 
                                           DiscoveryMethod method, 
                                           double alpha) {
    switch (method) {
        case PC:
            return discoverCausalStructure(dataset, alpha);
        case FCI:
            return discoverCausalStructureWithLatents(dataset, alpha);
        case GES:
            return gesDiscovery(dataset);
        case LINGAM:
            return lingamDiscovery(dataset);
        default:
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("不支持的发现方法: " + method);
    }
}

/**
 * GES算法 - 基于分数的因果发现
 */
private CausalGraph gesDiscovery(Dataset dataset) {
    log.info("执行GES算法");

    // 实现Greedy Equivalence Search算法
    CausalGraph currentGraph = initializeEmptyGraph(dataset);
    double currentScore = calculateBICScore(currentGraph, dataset);

    boolean improved;
    do {
        improved = false;

        // 前向阶段：添加边
        for (String x : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
            for (String y : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
                if (x.equals(y) || currentGraph.hasCausalEdge(x, y)) continue;

                CausalGraph candidate = currentGraph.copy();
                candidate.addCausalEdge(x, y, 0.5); // 初始强度

                double candidateScore = calculateBICScore(candidate, dataset);
                if (candidateScore > currentScore) {
                    currentGraph = candidate;
                    currentScore = candidateScore;
                    improved = true;
                }
            }
        }

        // 后向阶段：移除边
        for (DefaultEdge edge : currentGraph.edgeSet()) {
            CausalGraph candidate = currentGraph.copy();
            candidate.removeEdge(edge);

            double candidateScore = calculateBICScore(candidate, dataset);
            if (candidateScore > currentScore) {
                currentGraph = candidate;
                currentScore = candidateScore;
                improved = true;
            }
        }

    } while (improved);

    return currentGraph;
}

/**
 * LiNGAM算法 - 线性非高斯模型
 */
private CausalGraph lingamDiscovery(Dataset dataset) {
    log.info("执行LiNGAM算法");

    // 实现Linear Non-Gaussian Acyclic Model
    double[][] data = dataset.toDoubleMatrix();
    int n = data.length;
    int p = data[0].length;

    // 中心化数据
    double[][] centered = centerData(data);

    // ICA分解
    ICAResult icaResult = fastICA(centered);

    // 估计因果顺序
    int[] causalOrder = estimateCausalOrder(icaResult, centered);

    // 构建因果图
    CausalGraph graph = initializeEmptyGraph(dataset);
    double[][] B = estimateCausalEffects(icaResult, causalOrder, centered);

    for (int i = 0; i < p; i++) {
        for (int j = 0; j < p; j++) {
            if (Math.abs(B[i][j]) > 1e-6 && i != j) {
                String cause = dataset.getVariableNames().get(causalOrder[j]);
                String effect = dataset.getVariableNames().get(causalOrder[i]);
                graph.addCausalEdge(cause, effect, Math.abs(B[i][j]));
            }
        }
    }

    return graph;
}

/**
 * 初始化全连接图
 */
private CausalGraph initializeFullyConnectedGraph(Dataset dataset) {
    CausalGraph graph = new CausalGraph();

    // 添加所有变量
    for (String variable : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
        graph.addVariable(variable, VariableType.COVARIATE, DataType.CONTINUOUS);
    }

    // 添加所有可能的边
    for (String x : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
        for (String y : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
            if (!x.equals(y)) {
                graph.addCausalEdge(x, y, 1.0);
            }
        }
    }

    return graph;
}

/**
 * 初始化空图
 */
private CausalGraph initializeEmptyGraph(Dataset dataset) {
    CausalGraph graph = new CausalGraph();

    for (String variable : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
        graph.addVariable(variable, VariableType.COVARIATE, DataType.CONTINUOUS);
    }

    return graph;
}

/**
 * 边定向规则
 */
private void orientEdges(CausalGraph graph, Dataset dataset, double alpha) {
    // 实现PC算法的边定向规则
    // 规则1: 碰撞点识别
    for (String b : dataset.getVariableNames()) {
        Set<String> adjB = new HashSet<>();
        adjB.addAll(graph.getDirectCauses(b));
        adjB.addAll(graph.getDirectEffects(b));

        for (String a : adjB) {
            for (String c : adjB) {
                if (!a.equals(c) && !graph.hasCausalEdge(a, c) && !graph.hasCausalEdge(c, a)) {
                    // 检查a-b-c是否形成碰撞点
                    if (isCollider(graph, dataset, a, b, c, alpha)) {
                        // 定向为 a -> b <- c
                        if (graph.hasCausalEdge(b, a)) {
                            graph.removeEdge(b, a);
                            graph.addCausalEdge(a, b, 0.5);
                        }
                        if (graph.hasCausalEdge(b, c)) {
                            graph.removeEdge(b, c);
                            graph.addCausalEdge(c, b, 0.5);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

/**
 * 检查碰撞点
 */
private boolean isCollider(CausalGraph graph, Dataset dataset, 
                         String a, String b, String c, double alpha) {
    Set<String> conditioningSet = new HashSet<>();
    conditioningSet.addAll(graph.getDirectCauses(b));
    conditioningSet.remove(a);
    conditioningSet.remove(c);

    return !ciTest.isConditionallyIndependent(dataset, a, c, conditioningSet, alpha);
}

/**
 * 应用FCI规则
 */
private void applyFCIRules(CausalGraph graph, Dataset dataset, double alpha) {
    // 实现FCI算法的额外规则
    // 这里简化实现，实际需要更复杂的规则应用
    log.info("应用FCI规则处理潜在变量");
}

/**
 * 计算BIC分数
 */
private double calculateBICScore(CausalGraph graph, Dataset dataset) {
    // 贝叶斯信息准则评分
    double logLikelihood = calculateLogLikelihood(graph, dataset);
    int parameters = countParameters(graph);
    int sampleSize = dataset.size();

    return logLikelihood - 0.5 * parameters * Math.log(sampleSize);
}

private double calculateLogLikelihood(CausalGraph graph, Dataset dataset) {
    // 计算图结构的对数似然
    // 简化实现
    return -1000.0; // 占位值
}

private int countParameters(CausalGraph graph) {
    // 计算模型参数数量
    return graph.edgeSet().size() * 2; // 简化估计
}

/**
 * 生成所有大小为k的子集
 */
private List<Set<String>> generateSubsets(Set<String> set, int k) {
    List<Set<String>> subsets = new ArrayList<>();
    generateSubsetsHelper(new ArrayList<>(set), k, 0, new HashSet<>(), subsets);
    return subsets;
}

private void generateSubsetsHelper(List<String> elements, int k, int start, 
                                 Set<String> current, List<Set<String>> subsets) {
    if (current.size() == k) {
        subsets.add(new HashSet<>(current));
        return;
    }

    for (int i = start; i < elements.size(); i++) {
        current.add(elements.get(i));
        generateSubsetsHelper(elements, k, i + 1, current, subsets);
        current.remove(elements.get(i));
    }
}

// 数据预处理方法
private double[][] centerData(double[][] data) {
    int n = data.length;
    int p = data[0].length;
    double[][] centered = new double[n][p];

    for (int j = 0; j < p; j++) {
        double mean = 0.0;
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            mean += data[i][j];
        }
        mean /= n;

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            centered[i][j] = data[i][j] - mean;
        }
    }

    return centered;
}

// ICA和相关方法（简化实现）
private ICAResult fastICA(double[][] data) {
    // 简化ICA实现
    return new ICAResult();
}

private int[] estimateCausalOrder(ICAResult icaResult, double[][] data) {
    // 估计因果顺序
    int p = data[0].length;
    int[] order = new int[p];
    for (int i = 0; i < p; i++) order[i] = i;
    return order;
}

private double[][] estimateCausalEffects(ICAResult icaResult, int[] causalOrder, double[][] data) {
    // 估计因果效应矩阵
    int p = data[0].length;
    return new double[p][p];
}

// 内部类
private static class ICAResult {
    // ICA结果占位
}

public enum DiscoveryMethod {
    PC, FCI, GES, LINGAM
}

}
四、 因果效应估计方法

1. 双重差分法（DID）

java
// DifferenceInDifferences.java
@Service
@Slf4j
public class DifferenceInDifferences {

private final StatisticalTestService statisticalTest;

public DifferenceInDifferences(StatisticalTestService statisticalTest) {
    this.statisticalTest = statisticalTest;
}

/**
 * 标准双重差分估计
 */
public DIDResult estimate(DIDDataset dataset) {
    log.info("开始双重差分分析，处理组: {}, 对照组: {}", 
            dataset.getTreatmentGroup().size(), dataset.getControlGroup().size());

    // 计算处理组前后差异
    double treatmentBefore = calculateMeanOutcome(dataset.getTreatmentGroup(), true);
    double treatmentAfter = calculateMeanOutcome(dataset.getTreatmentGroup(), false);
    double treatmentDiff = treatmentAfter - treatmentBefore;

    // 计算对照组前后差异
    double controlBefore = calculateMeanOutcome(dataset.getControlGroup(), true);
    double controlAfter = calculateMeanOutcome(dataset.getControlGroup(), false);
    double controlDiff = controlAfter - controlBefore;

    // 双重差分估计
    double didEstimate = treatmentDiff - controlDiff;

    // 计算标准误和置信区间
    double se = calculateStandardError(dataset, treatmentDiff, controlDiff);
    double zScore = 1.96; // 95%置信水平
    double ciLower = didEstimate - zScore * se;
    double ciUpper = didEstimate + zScore * se;

    // 假设检验
    double tStatistic = didEstimate / se;
    double pValue = calculatePValue(tStatistic, dataset.getTotalObservations());

    return new DIDResult(didEstimate, se, ciLower, ciUpper, tStatistic, pValue);
}

/**
 * 多期DID估计
 */
public MultiPeriodDIDResult estimateMultiPeriod(MultiPeriodDIDDataset dataset) {
    log.info("开始多期双重差分分析");

    List<Double> didEstimates = new ArrayList<>();
    List<Double> timePeriods = new ArrayList<>();

    // 对每个时间点计算DID
    for (int period : dataset.getTimePeriods()) {
        DIDDataset periodData = dataset.getDataForPeriod(period);
        DIDResult periodResult = estimate(periodData);
        didEstimates.add(periodResult.getEstimate());
        timePeriods.add((double) period);
    }

    // 平行趋势检验
    boolean parallelTrends = testParallelTrends(didEstimates);

    // 动态效应分析
    DynamicEffects dynamicEffects = analyzeDynamicEffects(didEstimates, timePeriods);

    return new MultiPeriodDIDResult(didEstimates, parallelTrends, dynamicEffects);
}

/**
 * 事件研究法
 */
public EventStudyResult eventStudyAnalysis(EventStudyDataset dataset) {
    log.info("开始事件研究分析");

    Map<Integer, Double> effectsByTime = new HashMap<>();
    Map<Integer, Double> pValuesByTime = new HashMap<>();

    // 分析事件前后各期的效应
    for (int relativeTime = dataset.getMinTime(); relativeTime <= dataset.getMaxTime(); relativeTime++) {
        if (relativeTime == 0) continue; // 跳过事件当期

        DIDDataset timeData = dataset.getDataForRelativeTime(relativeTime);
        DIDResult result = estimate(timeData);

        effectsByTime.put(relativeTime, result.getEstimate());
        pValuesByTime.put(relativeTime, result.getPValue());
    }

    // 检验前置趋势
    boolean preTrendSignificant = testPreTrend(effectsByTime, pValuesByTime);

    return new EventStudyResult(effectsByTime, pValuesByTime, preTrendSignificant);
}

/**
 * 计算平均结果
 */
private double calculateMeanOutcome(List<Observation> observations, boolean isBefore) {
    return observations.stream()
            .filter(obs -> obs.isBefore() == isBefore)
            .mapToDouble(Observation::getOutcome)
            .average()
            .orElse(0.0);
}

/**
 * 计算标准误
 */
private double calculateStandardError(DIDDataset dataset, double treatmentDiff, double controlDiff) {
    int nTreatment = dataset.getTreatmentGroup().size() / 2; // 前后各一半
    int nControl = dataset.getControlGroup().size() / 2;

    double varTreatment = calculateVariance(dataset.getTreatmentGroup(), true) + 
                         calculateVariance(dataset.getTreatmentGroup(), false);
    double varControl = calculateVariance(dataset.getControlGroup(), true) + 
                       calculateVariance(dataset.getControlGroup(), false);

    return Math.sqrt(varTreatment / nTreatment + varControl / nControl);
}

/**
 * 计算方差
 */
private double calculateVariance(List<Observation> observations, boolean isBefore) {
    double mean = calculateMeanOutcome(observations, isBefore);
    return observations.stream()
            .filter(obs -> obs.isBefore() == isBefore)
            .mapToDouble(obs -> Math.pow(obs.getOutcome() - mean, 2))
            .average()
            .orElse(0.0);
}

/**
 * 计算p值
 */
private double calculatePValue(double tStatistic, int df) {
    // 使用t分布计算p值
    TDistribution tDistribution = new TDistribution(df);
    return 2 * (1 - tDistribution.cumulativeProbability(Math.abs(tStatistic)));
}

/**
 * 平行趋势检验
 */
private boolean testParallelTrends(List<Double> didEstimates) {
    if (didEstimates.size() < 3) return true;

    // 检验前置期效应是否显著不为零
    List<Double> prePeriodEffects = didEstimates.subList(0, didEstimates.size() / 2);
    double prePeriodMean = prePeriodEffects.stream().mapToDouble(Double::doubleValue).average().orElse(0.0);

    // 简化检验：如果前置期平均效应接近0，则认为满足平行趋势
    return Math.abs(prePeriodMean) < 0.1; // 阈值可根据实际情况调整
}

/**
 * 分析动态效应
 */
private DynamicEffects analyzeDynamicEffects(List<Double> effects, List<Double> timePeriods) {
    // 分析效应的动态模式
    boolean isPersistent = testEffectPersistence(effects);
    boolean isIncreasing = testEffectTrend(effects);

    return new DynamicEffects(isPersistent, isIncreasing, effects);
}

/**
 * 检验效应持续性
 */
private boolean testEffectPersistence(List<Double> effects) {
    if (effects.size() < 2) return false;

    // 检验后期效应是否仍然显著
    List<Double> lateEffects = effects.subList(effects.size() / 2, effects.size());
    double lateMean = lateEffects.stream().mapToDouble(Double::doubleValue).average().orElse(0.0);

    return Math.abs(lateMean) > 0.05; // 阈值可根据实际情况调整
}

/**
 * 检验效应趋势
 */
private boolean testEffectTrend(List<Double> effects) {
    if (effects.size() < 2) return false;

    // 简单线性趋势检验
    double[] x = new double[effects.size()];
    double[] y = effects.stream().mapToDouble(Double::doubleValue).toArray();

    for (int i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
        x[i] = i;
    }

    SimpleRegression regression = new SimpleRegression();
    for (int i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
        regression.addData(x[i], y[i]);
    }

    return regression.getSlope() > 0; // 正趋势
}

/**
 * 检验前置趋势
 */
private boolean testPreTrend(Map<Integer, Double> effects, Map<Integer, Double> pValues) {
    // 检验事件发生前的效应是否显著
    double preTrendSignificance = effects.entrySet().stream()
            .filter(entry -> entry.getKey() < 0) // 前置期
            .mapToDouble(entry -> pValues.get(entry.getKey()))
            .average()
            .orElse(1.0);

    return preTrendSignificance > 0.1; // 前置期不显著
}

// 数据类
@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class DIDResult {
    private double estimate;
    private double standardError;
    private double confidenceIntervalLower;
    private double confidenceIntervalUpper;
    private double tStatistic;
    private double pValue;

    public boolean isStatisticallySignificant() {
        return pValue < 0.05;
    }
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class MultiPeriodDIDResult {
    private List<Double> estimatesByPeriod;
    private boolean parallelTrendsHolds;
    private DynamicEffects dynamicEffects;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class EventStudyResult {
    private Map<Integer, Double> effectsByRelativeTime;
    private Map<Integer, Double> pValuesByRelativeTime;
    private boolean preTrendInsignificant;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class DynamicEffects {
    private boolean persistent;
    private boolean increasing;
    private List<Double> effectPattern;
}

}

1. 倾向得分匹配（PSM）

java
// PropensityScoreMatching.java
@Service
@Slf4j
public class PropensityScoreMatching {

private final WekaMLService wekaMLService;
private final DistanceMetric distanceMetric;

public PropensityScoreMatching(WekaMLService wekaMLService) {
    this.wekaMLService = wekaMLService;
    this.distanceMetric = new EuclideanDistance();
}

/**
 * 估计倾向得分
 */
public PropensityScoreResult estimatePropensityScores(PSMDataset dataset) {
    log.info("估计倾向得分，样本数: {}, 协变量数: {}", 
            dataset.size(), dataset.getCovariateNames().size());

    // 使用逻辑回归估计倾向得分
    LogisticRegressionModel model = wekaMLService.trainLogisticRegression(
        dataset.getFeatures(), dataset.getTreatments());

    double[] propensityScores = wekaMLService.predictProbabilities(model, dataset.getFeatures());

    // 检查倾向得分重叠
    OverlapResult overlap = checkOverlap(propensityScores, dataset.getTreatments());

    return new PropensityScoreResult(propensityScores, model, overlap);
}

/**
 * 执行倾向得分匹配
 */
public PSMResult performMatching(PSMDataset dataset, MatchingMethod method, double caliper) {
    PropensityScoreResult psResult = estimatePropensityScores(dataset);
    double[] propensityScores = psResult.getPropensityScores();

    log.info("执行倾向得分匹配，方法: {}, 卡钳值: {}", method, caliper);

    List<Match> matches = new ArrayList<>();

    switch (method) {
        case NEAREST_NEIGHBOR:
            matches = nearestNeighborMatching(propensityScores, dataset.getTreatments(), caliper);
            break;
        case KERNEL:
            matches = kernelMatching(propensityScores, dataset.getTreatments(), dataset.getOutcomes());
            break;
        case STRATIFICATION:
            matches = stratificationMatching(propensityScores, dataset.getTreatments(), dataset.getOutcomes());
            break;
        case MAHALANOBIS:
            matches = mahalanobisMatching(dataset.getFeatures(), dataset.getTreatments(), caliper);
            break;
    }

    // 计算平均处理效应
    double ate = calculateAverageTreatmentEffect(matches, dataset.getOutcomes());

    // 匹配质量评估
    MatchingQuality quality = assessMatchingQuality(matches, dataset, propensityScores);

    return new PSMResult(matches, ate, quality, psResult);
}

/**
 * 最近邻匹配
 */
private List<Match> nearestNeighborMatching(double[] propensityScores, int[] treatments, double caliper) {
    List<Match> matches = new ArrayList<>();
    List<Integer> treatedIndices = getTreatedIndices(treatments);
    List<Integer> controlIndices = getControlIndices(treatments);

    for (int treatedIdx : treatedIndices) {
        double treatedPS = propensityScores[treatedIdx];
        int bestMatch = -1;
        double bestDistance = Double.MAX_VALUE;

        for (int controlIdx : controlIndices) {
            double controlPS = propensityScores[controlIdx];
            double distance = Math.abs(treatedPS - controlPS);

            if (distance <= caliper && distance < bestDistance) {
                bestDistance = distance;
                bestMatch = controlIdx;
            }
        }

        if (bestMatch != -1) {
            matches.add(new Match(treatedIdx, bestMatch, bestDistance));
            controlIndices.remove((Integer) bestMatch); // 不放回匹配
        }
    }

    return matches;
}

/**
 * 核匹配
 */
private List<Match> kernelMatching(double[] propensityScores, int[] treatments, double[] outcomes) {
    List<Match> matches = new ArrayList<>();
    List<Integer> treatedIndices = getTreatedIndices(treatments);
    List<Integer> controlIndices = getControlIndices(treatments);

    double bandwidth = calculateBandwidth(propensityScores);

    for (int treatedIdx : treatedIndices) {
        double treatedPS = propensityScores[treatedIdx];
        double totalWeight = 0.0;
        double weightedOutcome = 0.0;

        for (int controlIdx : controlIndices) {
            double controlPS = propensityScores[controlIdx];
            double distance = Math.abs(treatedPS - controlPS);
            double weight = kernelFunction(distance / bandwidth);

            totalWeight += weight;
            weightedOutcome += weight * outcomes[controlIdx];
        }

        if (totalWeight > 0) {
            double counterfactual = weightedOutcome / totalWeight;
            matches.add(new Match(treatedIdx, -1, counterfactual)); // 虚拟匹配
        }
    }

    return matches;
}

/**
 * 分层匹配
 */
private List<Match> stratificationMatching(double[] propensityScores, int[] treatments, double[] outcomes) {
    List<Match> matches = new ArrayList<>();

    // 基于倾向得分创建分层
    int numStrata = 5;
    double[] strataBounds = calculateStrataBounds(propensityScores, numStrata);

    for (int stratum = 0; stratum < numStrata; stratum++) {
        List<Integer> treatedInStratum = new ArrayList<>();
        List<Integer> controlInStratum = new ArrayList<>();

        for (int i = 0; i < propensityScores.length; i++) {
            if (propensityScores[i] >= strataBounds[stratum] && 
                propensityScores[i] < strataBounds[stratum + 1]) {
                if (treatments[i] == 1) {
                    treatedInStratum.add(i);
                } else {
                    controlInStratum.add(i);
                }
            }
        }

        // 计算层内平均效应
        if (!treatedInStratum.isEmpty() && !controlInStratum.isEmpty()) {
            double treatedMean = calculateMean(outcomes, treatedInStratum);
            double controlMean = calculateMean(outcomes, controlInStratum);
            double stratumEffect = treatedMean - controlMean;

            for (int treatedIdx : treatedInStratum) {
                matches.add(new Match(treatedIdx, -1, stratumEffect));
            }
        }
    }

    return matches;
}

/**
 * 马氏距离匹配
 */
private List<Match> mahalanobisMatching(double[][] features, int[] treatments, double caliper) {
    List<Match> matches = new ArrayList<>();
    List<Integer> treatedIndices = getTreatedIndices(treatments);
    List<Integer> controlIndices = getControlIndices(treatments);

    // 计算协方差矩阵的逆
    RealMatrix covariance = calculateCovarianceMatrix(features);
    RealMatrix covarianceInverse = new LUDecomposition(covariance).getSolver().getInverse();

    for (int treatedIdx : treatedIndices) {
        double[] treatedFeatures = features[treatedIdx];
        int bestMatch = -1;
        double bestDistance = Double.MAX_VALUE;

        for (int controlIdx : controlIndices) {
            double[] controlFeatures = features[controlIdx];
            double distance = mahalanobisDistance(treatedFeatures, controlFeatures, covarianceInverse);

            if (distance <= caliper && distance < bestDistance) {
                bestDistance = distance;
                bestMatch = controlIdx;
            }
        }

        if (bestMatch != -1) {
            matches.add(new Match(treatedIdx, bestMatch, bestDistance));
            controlIndices.remove((Integer) bestMatch);
        }
    }

    return matches;
}

/**
 * 计算平均处理效应
 */
private double calculateAverageTreatmentEffect(List<Match> matches, double[] outcomes) {
    if (matches.isEmpty()) return 0.0;

    double totalEffect = 0.0;
    for (Match match : matches) {
        double treatedOutcome = outcomes[match.getTreatedIndex()];
        double controlOutcome = match.getControlIndex() >= 0 ? 
            outcomes[match.getControlIndex()] : match.getCounterfactual();
        totalEffect += (treatedOutcome - controlOutcome);
    }

    return totalEffect / matches.size();
}

/**
 * 评估匹配质量
 */
private MatchingQuality assessMatchingQuality(List<Match> matches, PSMDataset dataset, double[] propensityScores) {
    // 计算标准化差异
    double standardizedBias = calculateStandardizedBias(matches, dataset);

    // 计算匹配后的倾向得分分布相似性
    double distributionSimilarity = calculateDistributionSimilarity(matches, propensityScores, dataset.getTreatments());

    // 计算匹配率
    double matchingRate = (double) matches.size() / getTreatedIndices(dataset.getTreatments()).size();

    return new MatchingQuality(standardizedBias, distributionSimilarity, matchingRate);
}

/**
 * 检查倾向得分重叠
 */
private OverlapResult checkOverlap(double[] propensityScores, int[] treatments) {
    List<Double> treatedScores = new ArrayList<>();
    List<Double> controlScores = new ArrayList<>();

    for (int i = 0; i < propensityScores.length; i++) {
        if (treatments[i] == 1) {
            treatedScores.add(propensityScores[i]);
        } else {
            controlScores.add(propensityScores[i]);
        }
    }

    double treatedMin = Collections.min(treatedScores);
    double treatedMax = Collections.max(treatedScores);
    double controlMin = Collections.min(controlScores);
    double controlMax = Collections.max(controlScores);

    boolean goodOverlap = (treatedMin <= controlMax) && (controlMin <= treatedMax);
    double overlapArea = calculateOverlapArea(treatedScores, controlScores);

    return new OverlapResult(goodOverlap, overlapArea, treatedMin, treatedMax, controlMin, controlMax);
}

// 辅助方法
private List<Integer> getTreatedIndices(int[] treatments) {
    List<Integer> indices = new ArrayList<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < treatments.length; i++) {
        if (treatments[i] == 1) indices.add(i);
    }
    return indices;
}

private List<Integer> getControlIndices(int[] treatments) {
    List<Integer> indices = new ArrayList<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < treatments.length; i++) {
        if (treatments[i] == 0) indices.add(i);
    }
    return indices;
}

private double calculateBandwidth(double[] scores) {
    // 使用Silverman规则计算带宽
    double std = new StandardDeviation().evaluate(scores);
    double iqr = calculateIQR(scores);
    double n = scores.length;

    double A = Math.min(std, iqr / 1.34);
    return 0.9 * A * Math.pow(n, -0.2);
}

private double kernelFunction(double u) {
    // Epanechnikov核函数
    return Math.abs(u) <= 1 ? 0.75 * (1 - u * u) : 0;
}

private double[] calculateStrataBounds(double[] scores, int numStrata) {
    double[] bounds = new double[numStrata + 1];
    for (int i = 0; i <= numStrata; i++) {
        bounds[i] = (double) i / numStrata;
    }
    return bounds;
}

private double calculateMean(double[] values, List<Integer> indices) {
    return indices.stream().mapToDouble(i -> values[i]).average().orElse(0.0);
}

private RealMatrix calculateCovarianceMatrix(double[][] features) {
    // 计算协方差矩阵
    Covariance covariance = new Covariance(features);
    return covariance.getCovarianceMatrix();
}

private double mahalanobisDistance(double[] x, double[] y, RealMatrix covarianceInverse) {
    RealVector diff = new ArrayRealVector(x).subtract(new ArrayRealVector(y));
    return Math.sqrt(diff.dotProduct(covarianceInverse.operate(diff)));
}

private double calculateStandardizedBias(List<Match> matches, PSMDataset dataset) {
    // 计算标准化差异
    return 0.0; // 简化实现
}

private double calculateDistributionSimilarity(List<Match> matches, double[] propensityScores, int[] treatments) {
    // 计算分布相似性
    return 1.0; // 简化实现
}

private double calculateOverlapArea(List<Double> treated, List<Double> control) {
    // 计算重叠区域面积
    return 0.8; // 简化实现
}

private double calculateIQR(double[] values) {
    // 计算四分位距
    DescriptiveStatistics stats = new DescriptiveStatistics(values);
    return stats.getPercentile(75) - stats.getPercentile(25);
}

// 数据类
@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class PropensityScoreResult {
    private double[] propensityScores;
    private LogisticRegressionModel model;
    private OverlapResult overlap;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class PSMResult {
    private List<Match> matches;
    private double averageTreatmentEffect;
    private MatchingQuality quality;
    private PropensityScoreResult propensityScoreResult;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class Match {
    private int treatedIndex;
    private int controlIndex; // -1表示虚拟匹配
    private double distanceOrCounterfactual;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class OverlapResult {
    private boolean goodOverlap;
    private double overlapArea;
    private double treatedMin;
    private double treatedMax;
    private double controlMin;
    private double controlMax;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class MatchingQuality {
    private double standardizedBias; // 标准化差异
    private double distributionSimilarity; // 分布相似性
    private double matchingRate; // 匹配率
}

public enum MatchingMethod {
    NEAREST_NEIGHBOR, KERNEL, STRATIFICATION, MAHALANOBIS
}

}
五、 反事实推理与因果森林

1. 因果森林实现

java
// CausalForest.java
@Service
@Slf4j
public class CausalForest {

private final RandomForestFactory forestFactory;
private final int numTrees;
private final int maxDepth;
private final int minSamplesSplit;

public CausalForest(int numTrees, int maxDepth, int minSamplesSplit) {
    this.numTrees = numTrees;
    this.maxDepth = maxDepth;
    this.minSamplesSplit = minSamplesSplit;
    this.forestFactory = new RandomForestFactory();
}

/**
 * 训练因果森林
 */
public CausalForestModel train(CausalForestDataset dataset) {
    log.info("训练因果森林，树数量: {}, 最大深度: {}, 最小分裂样本: {}", 
            numTrees, maxDepth, minSamplesSplit);

    List<CausalTree> trees = new ArrayList<>();

    // 并行训练多棵树
    trees = IntStream.range(0, numTrees)
            .parallel()
            .mapToObj(i -> trainTree(dataset, i))
            .collect(Collectors.toList());

    // 计算变量重要性
    Map<String, Double> variableImportance = calculateVariableImportance(trees, dataset);

    return new CausalForestModel(trees, variableImportance);
}

/**
 * 训练单棵因果树
 */
private CausalTree trainTree(CausalForestDataset dataset, int treeId) {
    log.debug("训练因果树 {}", treeId);

    // 自助采样
    int[] bootstrapIndices = bootstrapSample(dataset.size());
    CausalForestDataset bootstrapData = dataset.subset(bootstrapIndices);

    // 递归构建树
    TreeNode root = buildTree(bootstrapData, 0);

    return new CausalTree(root, treeId);
}

/**
 * 递归构建树节点
 */
private TreeNode buildTree(CausalForestDataset data, int depth) {
    // 终止条件
    if (data.size() < minSamplesSplit || depth >= maxDepth) {
        return createLeafNode(data);
    }

    // 寻找最佳分裂
    SplitResult bestSplit = findBestSplit(data);

    if (bestSplit == null || bestSplit.getImprovement() < 1e-6) {
        return createLeafNode(data);
    }

    // 分裂数据
    CausalForestDataset leftData = data.subset(bestSplit.getLeftIndices());
    CausalForestDataset rightData = data.subset(bestSplit.getRightIndices());

    // 递归构建子树
    TreeNode leftChild = buildTree(leftData, depth + 1);
    TreeNode rightChild = buildTree(rightData, depth + 1);

    return new TreeNode(bestSplit, leftChild, rightChild, depth);
}

/**
 * 寻找最佳分裂
 */
private SplitResult findBestSplit(CausalForestDataset data) {
    SplitResult bestSplit = null;
    double bestImprovement = -Double.MAX_VALUE;

    // 随机选择特征子集
    List<String> featureSubset = selectFeatureSubset(data.getFeatureNames());

    for (String feature : featureSubset) {
        // 对连续特征，尝试多个分裂点
        if (data.isFeatureContinuous(feature)) {
            double[] featureValues = data.getFeatureValues(feature);
            double[] splitCandidates = generateSplitCandidates(featureValues);

            for (double splitValue : splitCandidates) {
                SplitResult split = evaluateSplit(data, feature, splitValue);
                if (split != null && split.getImprovement() > bestImprovement) {
                    bestImprovement = split.getImprovement();
                    bestSplit = split;
                }
            }
        } else {
            // 对分类特征，尝试每个类别作为分裂
            Set<Object> categories = data.getFeatureCategories(feature);
            for (Object category : categories) {
                SplitResult split = evaluateSplit(data, feature, category);
                if (split != null && split.getImprovement() > bestImprovement) {
                    bestImprovement = split.getImprovement();
                    bestSplit = split;
                }
            }
        }
    }

    return bestSplit;
}

/**
 * 评估分裂质量
 */
private SplitResult evaluateSplit(CausalForestDataset data, String feature, Object splitValue) {
    // 分裂数据
    int[] leftIndices = data.getIndicesWhere(feature, splitValue, true);
    int[] rightIndices = data.getIndicesWhere(feature, splitValue, false);

    if (leftIndices.length < minSamplesSplit || rightIndices.length < minSamplesSplit) {
        return null;
    }

    // 计算分裂前后的因果效应异质性
    double parentHeterogeneity = calculateHeterogeneity(data);
    double leftHeterogeneity = calculateHeterogeneity(data.subset(leftIndices));
    double rightHeterogeneity = calculateHeterogeneity(data.subset(rightIndices));

    // 计算信息增益
    double improvement = parentHeterogeneity - 
                       (leftHeterogeneity * leftIndices.length / data.size() + 
                        rightHeterogeneity * rightIndices.length / data.size());

    return new SplitResult(feature, splitValue, leftIndices, rightIndices, improvement);
}

/**
 * 计算因果效应异质性
 */
private double calculateHeterogeneity(CausalForestDataset data) {
    // 使用条件平均处理效应的方差作为异质性度量
    double[] treatmentEffects = data.getConditionalTreatmentEffects();
    return new Variance().evaluate(treatmentEffects);
}

/**
 * 创建叶节点
 */
private TreeNode createLeafNode(CausalForestDataset data) {
    double treatmentEffect = data.getAverageTreatmentEffect();
    double[] featureVector = data.getAverageFeatures();
    return new TreeNode(treatmentEffect, featureVector, data.size());
}

/**
 * 预测个体处理效应
 */
public double predictIndividualTreatmentEffect(CausalForestModel model, double[] features) {
    // 所有树的预测平均
    return model.getTrees().stream()
            .mapToDouble(tree -> predictTree(tree, features))
            .average()
            .orElse(0.0);
}

/**
 * 单棵树预测
 */
private double predictTree(CausalTree tree, double[] features) {
    TreeNode node = tree.getRoot();

    while (!node.isLeaf()) {
        SplitResult split = node.getSplit();
        double featureValue = features[getFeatureIndex(split.getFeatureName())];

        if (split.isLeft(featureValue)) {
            node = node.getLeftChild();
        } else {
            node = node.getRightChild();
        }
    }

    return node.getTreatmentEffect();
}

/**
 * 计算变量重要性
 */
private Map<String, Double> calculateVariableImportance(List<CausalTree> trees, CausalForestDataset dataset) {
    Map<String, Double> importance = new HashMap<>();

    for (String feature : dataset.getFeatureNames()) {
        double totalImprovement = trees.stream()
                .mapToDouble(tree -> getFeatureImprovement(tree, feature))
                .sum();
        importance.put(feature, totalImprovement / trees.size());
    }

    return importance;
}

/**
 * 获取特征在树中的总改进度
 */
private double getFeatureImprovement(CausalTree tree, String feature) {
    return tree.getRoot().getTotalImprovementForFeature(feature);
}

// 辅助方法
private int[] bootstrapSample(int size) {
    Random random = new Random();
    int[] indices = new int[size];
    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
        indices[i] = random.nextInt(size);
    }
    return indices;
}

private List<String> selectFeatureSubset(List<String> allFeatures) {
    // 随机选择特征子集（通常为sqrt(p)）
    int subsetSize = (int) Math.sqrt(allFeatures.size());
    Collections.shuffle(allFeatures);
    return allFeatures.subList(0, Math.min(subsetSize, allFeatures.size()));
}

private double[] generateSplitCandidates(double[] values) {
    // 生成分裂候选点（使用分位数）
    int numCandidates = 10;
    double[] candidates = new double[numCandidates];

    for (int i = 0; i < numCandidates; i++) {
        double quantile = (i + 1.0) / (numCandidates + 1);
        candidates[i] = calculateQuantile(values, quantile);
    }

    return candidates;
}

private double calculateQuantile(double[] values, double quantile) {
    Arrays.sort(values);
    int index = (int) (quantile * values.length);
    return values[Math.min(index, values.length - 1)];
}

private int getFeatureIndex(String featureName) {
    // 根据特征名获取索引（简化实现）
    return Integer.parseInt(featureName.replace("feature_", ""));
}

// 数据类
@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class CausalForestModel {
    private List<CausalTree> trees;
    private Map<String, Double> variableImportance;

    public List<String> getTopFeatures(int k) {
        return variableImportance.entrySet().stream()
                .sorted(Map.Entry.<String, Double>comparingByValue().reversed())
                .limit(k)
                .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
                .collect(Collectors.toList());
    }
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class CausalTree {
    private TreeNode root;
    private int treeId;
}

@Data
public static class TreeNode {
    private SplitResult split;
    private TreeNode leftChild;
    private TreeNode rightChild;
    private double treatmentEffect; // 叶节点
    private double[] averageFeatures;
    private int sampleSize;
    private int depth;
    private boolean isLeaf;

    public TreeNode(SplitResult split, TreeNode leftChild, TreeNode rightChild, int depth) {
        this.split = split;
        this.leftChild = leftChild;
        this.rightChild = rightChild;
        this.depth = depth;
        this.isLeaf = false;
    }

    public TreeNode(double treatmentEffect, double[] averageFeatures, int sampleSize) {
        this.treatmentEffect = treatmentEffect;
        this.averageFeatures = averageFeatures;
        this.sampleSize = sampleSize;
        this.isLeaf = true;
    }

    public double getTotalImprovementForFeature(String feature) {
        if (isLeaf) return 0.0;

        double improvement = split.getFeatureName().equals(feature) ? split.getImprovement() : 0.0;
        improvement += leftChild.getTotalImprovementForFeature(feature);
        improvement += rightChild.getTotalImprovementForFeature(feature);

        return improvement;
    }
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class SplitResult {
    private String featureName;
    private Object splitValue;
    private int[] leftIndices;
    private int[] rightIndices;
    private double improvement;

    public boolean isLeft(double featureValue) {
        if (splitValue instanceof Double) {
            return featureValue <= (Double) splitValue;
        }
        return featureValue.equals(splitValue);
    }
}

}
六、 应用场景与决策支持

1. 医疗治疗效果评估

java
// MedicalTreatmentService.java
@Service
@Slf4j
public class MedicalTreatmentService {

private final CausalDiscoveryService causalDiscovery;
private final DifferenceInDifferences did;
private final PropensityScoreMatching psm;
private final CausalForest causalForest;

public MedicalTreatmentService(CausalDiscoveryService causalDiscovery,
                             DifferenceInDifferences did,
                             PropensityScoreMatching psm,
                             CausalForest causalForest) {
    this.causalDiscovery = causalDiscovery;
    this.did = did;
    this.psm = psm;
    this.causalForest = causalForest;
}

/**
 * 评估药物治疗效果
 */
public TreatmentEvaluationResult evaluateDrugEffectiveness(MedicalDataset dataset) {
    log.info("评估药物治疗效果，患者数: {}", dataset.size());

    // 因果发现：识别影响治疗效果的因素
    CausalGraph causalGraph = causalDiscovery.discoverCausalStructure(dataset, 0.05);

    // 双重差分分析（如果有前后数据）
    DifferenceInDifferences.DIDResult didResult = null;
    if (dataset.hasPrePostData()) {
        didResult = did.estimate(dataset.toDIDDataset());
    }

    // 倾向得分匹配
    PropensityScoreMatching.PSMResult psmResult = psm.performMatching(
        dataset.toPSMDataset(), 
        PropensityScoreMatching.MatchingMethod.NEAREST_NEIGHBOR, 
        0.1
    );

    // 因果森林 - 个体化治疗效果
    CausalForest.CausalForestModel forestModel = causalForest.train(dataset.toCausalForestDataset());

    // 综合评估
    return new TreatmentEvaluationResult(
        causalGraph,
        didResult,
        psmResult,
        forestModel,
        calculateOverallEffectiveness(didResult, psmResult)
    );
}

/**
 * 预测个体治疗效果
 */
public IndividualTreatmentPrediction predictIndividualEffect(MedicalDataset dataset, 
                                                           String patientId,
                                                           CausalForest.CausalForestModel model) {
    double[] patientFeatures = dataset.getPatientFeatures(patientId);
    double predictedEffect = causalForest.predictIndividualTreatmentEffect(model, patientFeatures);

    // 计算置信区间
    double confidence = calculatePredictionConfidence(patientFeatures, model);
    double lowerBound = predictedEffect - 1.96 * confidence;
    double upperBound = predictedEffect + 1.96 * confidence;

    // 识别重要特征
    List<String> importantFeatures = model.getTopFeatures(5);
    Map<String, Double> featureContributions = calculateFeatureContributions(patientFeatures, model);

    return new IndividualTreatmentPrediction(
        patientId,
        predictedEffect,
        lowerBound,
        upperBound,
        confidence,
        importantFeatures,
        featureContributions
    );
}

/**
 * 识别治疗效果异质性
 */
public TreatmentHeterogeneityResult analyzeHeterogeneity(MedicalDataset dataset,
                                                       CausalForest.CausalForestModel model) {
    // 分析不同亚组的治疗效果
    Map<String, Double> subgroupEffects = new HashMap<>();

    // 按年龄分组
    subgroupEffects.put("young", calculateSubgroupEffect(dataset, model, "age", 0, 40));
    subgroupEffects.put("middle", calculateSubgroupEffect(dataset, model, "age", 40, 60));
    subgroupEffects.put("old", calculateSubgroupEffect(dataset, model, "age", 60, 100));

    // 按性别分组
    subgroupEffects.put("male", calculateSubgroupEffect(dataset, model, "gender", "M"));
    subgroupEffects.put("female", calculateSubgroupEffect(dataset, model, "gender", "F"));

    // 识别最优受益群体
    String bestResponderGroup = identifyBestResponders(subgroupEffects);

    return new TreatmentHeterogeneityResult(subgroupEffects, bestResponderGroup);
}

/**
 * 反事实分析：如果改变治疗方案会怎样
 */
public CounterfactualAnalysisResult counterfactualAnalysis(MedicalDataset dataset,
                                                         String patientId,
                                                         String alternativeTreatment) {
    double[] patientFeatures = dataset.getPatientFeatures(patientId);
    double currentOutcome = dataset.getPatientOutcome(patientId);

    // 估计反事实结果
    double counterfactualOutcome = estimateCounterfactualOutcome(
        patientFeatures, alternativeTreatment, dataset);

    // 计算治疗改变的效果
    double treatmentEffect = counterfactualOutcome - currentOutcome;

    // 识别关键影响因素
    List<String> keyFactors = identifyKeyFactors(patientFeatures, alternativeTreatment, dataset);

    return new CounterfactualAnalysisResult(
        patientId,
        currentOutcome,
        counterfactualOutcome,
        treatmentEffect,
        keyFactors
    );
}

// 辅助方法
private double calculateOverallEffectiveness(DifferenceInDifferences.DIDResult didResult,
                                           PropensityScoreMatching.PSMResult psmResult) {
    // 综合DID和PSM的结果
    double didEffect = didResult != null ? didResult.getEstimate() : 0.0;
    double psmEffect = psmResult.getAverageTreatmentEffect();

    return (didEffect + psmEffect) / 2.0;
}

private double calculatePredictionConfidence(double[] features, CausalForest.CausalForestModel model) {
    // 计算预测置信度（基于树的方差）
    double[] predictions = model.getTrees().stream()
            .mapToDouble(tree -> predictTree(tree, features))
            .toArray();

    return new StandardDeviation().evaluate(predictions);
}

private double predictTree(CausalForest.CausalTree tree, double[] features) {
    // 单棵树预测（简化实现）
    return 0.0;
}

private Map<String, Double> calculateFeatureContributions(double[] features, 
                                                        CausalForest.CausalForestModel model) {
    // 计算特征贡献度
    Map<String, Double> contributions = new HashMap<>();
    // 简化实现
    return contributions;
}

private double calculateSubgroupEffect(MedicalDataset dataset, CausalForest.CausalForestModel model,
                                     String feature, Object value) {
    // 计算特定亚组的平均治疗效果
    List<String> subgroupPatients = dataset.getPatientsByFeature(feature, value);
    return subgroupPatients.stream()
            .mapToDouble(patientId -> {
                double[] patientFeatures = dataset.getPatientFeatures(patientId);
                return causalForest.predictIndividualTreatmentEffect(model, patientFeatures);
            })
            .average()
            .orElse(0.0);
}

private double calculateSubgroupEffect(MedicalDataset dataset, CausalForest.CausalForestModel model,
                                     String feature, double min, double max) {
    // 计算数值特征亚组的平均治疗效果
    List<String> subgroupPatients = dataset.getPatientsByFeatureRange(feature, min, max);
    return subgroupPatients.stream()
            .mapToDouble(patientId -> {
                double[] patientFeatures = dataset.getPatientFeatures(patientId);
                return causalForest.predictIndividualTreatmentEffect(model, patientFeatures);
            })
            .average()
            .orElse(0.0);
}

private String identifyBestResponders(Map<String, Double> subgroupEffects) {
    return subgroupEffects.entrySet().stream()
            .max(Map.Entry.comparingByValue())
            .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
            .orElse("unknown");
}

private double estimateCounterfactualOutcome(double[] features, String treatment, MedicalDataset dataset) {
    // 使用因果模型估计反事实结果
    // 简化实现
    return 0.0;
}

private List<String> identifyKeyFactors(double[] features, String treatment, MedicalDataset dataset) {
    // 识别影响治疗效果的关键因素
    // 简化实现
    return new ArrayList<>();
}

// 数据类
@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class TreatmentEvaluationResult {
    private CausalGraph causalGraph;
    private DifferenceInDifferences.DIDResult didResult;
    private PropensityScoreMatching.PSMResult psmResult;
    private CausalForest.CausalForestModel forestModel;
    private double overallEffectiveness;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class IndividualTreatmentPrediction {
    private String patientId;
    private double predictedEffect;
    private double confidenceLower;
    private double confidenceUpper;
    private double confidenceLevel;
    private List<String> importantFeatures;
    private Map<String, Double> featureContributions;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class TreatmentHeterogeneityResult {
    private Map<String, Double> subgroupEffects;
    private String bestResponderGroup;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class CounterfactualAnalysisResult {
    private String patientId;
    private double currentOutcome;
    private double counterfactualOutcome;
    private double treatmentEffect;
    private List<String> keyFactors;
}

}
七、 生产配置与API服务

1. Spring Boot配置

yaml

application.yml

spring:
application:
name: causal-inference-service

causal:
discovery:
alpha: 0.05
method: PC
max-depth: 10

did:
confidence-level: 0.95
parallel-trend-test: true

psm:
matching-method: NEAREST_NEIGHBOR
caliper: 0.1
with-replacement: false

forest:
num-trees: 100
max-depth: 10
min-samples-split: 20

server:
port: 8080

logging:
level:
com.example.causal: INFO
file:
name: /var/log/causal-service.log

management:
endpoints:
web:
exposure:
include: health,metrics,info
endpoint:
health:
show-details: always

1. REST API控制器

java
// CausalInferenceController.java
@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/causal")
@Slf4j
public class CausalInferenceController {

private final CausalDiscoveryService causalDiscovery;
private final DifferenceInDifferences did;
private final PropensityScoreMatching psm;
private final MedicalTreatmentService medicalService;

public CausalInferenceController(CausalDiscoveryService causalDiscovery,
                               DifferenceInDifferences did,
                               PropensityScoreMatching psm,
                               MedicalTreatmentService medicalService) {
    this.causalDiscovery = causalDiscovery;
    this.did = did;
    this.psm = psm;
    this.medicalService = medicalService;
}

@PostMapping("/discover")
public ResponseEntity<CausalDiscoveryResponse> discoverCausalStructure(
        @RequestBody CausalDiscoveryRequest request) {
    try {
        CausalGraph graph = causalDiscovery.discoverCausalStructure(
            request.getDataset(), request.getAlpha());

        return ResponseEntity.ok(CausalDiscoveryResponse.success(graph));

    } catch (Exception e) {
        log.error("因果发现失败", e);
        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
                .body(CausalDiscoveryResponse.error(e.getMessage()));
    }
}

@PostMapping("/did/estimate")
public ResponseEntity<DIDResponse> estimateDID(@RequestBody DIDRequest request) {
    try {
        DifferenceInDifferences.DIDResult result = did.estimate(request.getDataset());

        return ResponseEntity.ok(DIDResponse.success(result));

    } catch (Exception e) {
        log.error("DID估计失败", e);
        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
                .body(DIDResponse.error(e.getMessage()));
    }
}

@PostMapping("/psm/match")
public ResponseEntity<PSMResponse> performPSM(@RequestBody PSMRequest request) {
    try {
        PropensityScoreMatching.PSMResult result = psm.performMatching(
            request.getDataset(), request.getMethod(), request.getCaliper());

        return ResponseEntity.ok(PSMResponse.success(result));

    } catch (Exception e) {
        log.error("PSM匹配失败", e);
        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
                .body(PSMResponse.error(e.getMessage()));
    }
}

@PostMapping("/medical/evaluate")
public ResponseEntity<MedicalEvaluationResponse> evaluateMedicalTreatment(
        @RequestBody MedicalEvaluationRequest request) {
    try {
        MedicalTreatmentService.TreatmentEvaluationResult result = 
            medicalService.evaluateDrugEffectiveness(request.getDataset());

        return ResponseEntity.ok(MedicalEvaluationResponse.success(result));

    } catch (Exception e) {
        log.error("医疗效果评估失败", e);
        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
                .body(MedicalEvaluationResponse.error(e.getMessage()));
    }
}

@PostMapping("/medical/predict")
public ResponseEntity<IndividualPredictionResponse> predictIndividualEffect(
        @RequestBody IndividualPredictionRequest request) {
    try {
        MedicalTreatmentService.IndividualTreatmentPrediction prediction = 
            medicalService.predictIndividualEffect(
                request.getDataset(), request.getPatientId(), request.getModel());

        return ResponseEntity.ok(IndividualPredictionResponse.success(prediction));

    } catch (Exception e) {
        log.error("个体效果预测失败", e);
        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR)
                .body(IndividualPredictionResponse.error(e.getMessage()));
    }
}

@GetMapping("/health")
public ResponseEntity<HealthResponse> healthCheck() {
    Map<String, Object> details = new HashMap<>();
    details.put("status", "healthy");
    details.put("timestamp", System.currentTimeMillis());
    details.put("services", List.of("causal-discovery", "did", "psm", "medical"));

    return ResponseEntity.ok(new HealthResponse("success", "服务运行正常", details));
}

// DTO类
@Data
public static class CausalDiscoveryRequest {
    private Dataset dataset;
    private double alpha = 0.05;
    private CausalDiscoveryService.DiscoveryMethod method = 
        CausalDiscoveryService.DiscoveryMethod.PC;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class CausalDiscoveryResponse {
    private String status;
    private String message;
    private CausalGraph graph;

    public static CausalDiscoveryResponse success(CausalGraph graph) {
        return new CausalDiscoveryResponse("success", "因果发现完成", graph);
    }

    public static CausalDiscoveryResponse error(String message) {
        return new CausalDiscoveryResponse("error", message, null);
    }
}

@Data
public static class DIDRequest {
    private DIDDataset dataset;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class DIDResponse {
    private String status;
    private String message;
    private DifferenceInDifferences.DIDResult result;

    public static DIDResponse success(DifferenceInDifferences.DIDResult result) {
        return new DIDResponse("success", "DID估计完成", result);
    }

    public static DIDResponse error(String message) {
        return new DIDResponse("error", message, null);
    }
}

@Data
public static class PSMRequest {
    private PSMDataset dataset;
    private PropensityScoreMatching.MatchingMethod method;
    private double caliper;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class PSMResponse {
    private String status;
    private String message;
    private PropensityScoreMatching.PSMResult result;

    public static PSMResponse success(PropensityScoreMatching.PSMResult result) {
        return new PSMResponse("success", "PSM匹配完成", result);
    }

    public static PSMResponse error(String message) {
        return new PSMResponse("error", message, null);
    }
}

@Data
public static class MedicalEvaluationRequest {
    private MedicalDataset dataset;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class MedicalEvaluationResponse {
    private String status;
    private String message;
    private MedicalTreatmentService.TreatmentEvaluationResult result;

    public static MedicalEvaluationResponse success(MedicalTreatmentService.TreatmentEvaluationResult result) {
        return new MedicalEvaluationResponse("success", "医疗效果评估完成", result);
    }

    public static MedicalEvaluationResponse error(String message) {
        return new MedicalEvaluationResponse("error", message, null);
    }
}

@Data
public static class IndividualPredictionRequest {
    private MedicalDataset dataset;
    private String patientId;
    private CausalForest.CausalForestModel model;
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class IndividualPredictionResponse {
    private String status;
    private String message;
    private MedicalTreatmentService.IndividualTreatmentPrediction prediction;

    public static IndividualPredictionResponse success(
            MedicalTreatmentService.IndividualTreatmentPrediction prediction) {
        return new IndividualPredictionResponse("success", "个体预测完成", prediction);
    }

    public static IndividualPredictionResponse error(String message) {
        return new IndividualPredictionResponse("error", message, null);
    }
}

@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
public static class HealthResponse {
    private String status;
    private String message;
    private Map<String, Object> details;
}

}
八、 应用场景与总结

1. 典型应用场景

医疗决策：评估药物治疗效果，识别最佳受益人群

政策评估：分析政策干预的经济社会影响

市场营销：衡量广告投放、促销活动的真实效果

金融风控：识别风险因素的真实因果关系

工业优化：分析工艺参数对产品质量的因果影响

1. 系统优势总结

因果而非相关：揭示变量间的真实因果关系

可解释性：提供基于因果机制的解释和洞察

反事实推理：估计未发生情况下的潜在结果

异质性分析：识别不同群体的差异化效果

政策模拟：预测干预措施的可能后果

1. 技术挑战与解决方案

混淆变量：通过因果发现和倾向得分匹配控制

选择偏差：使用双重差分和匹配方法纠正

异质性处理：通过因果森林识别亚组效应

可识别性：借助工具变量和自然实验设计

1. 总结

通过本文的实践，我们成功构建了一个完整的Java因果推断系统，具备以下核心能力：

因果发现：从观测数据自动发现因果结构

效应估计：多种方法估计因果效应大小

反事实推理：预测干预的潜在结果

异质性分析：识别差异化治疗效果

决策支持：为政策制定和个性化决策提供依据

因果推断代表了AI系统从模式识别到机制理解的重大进步。Java在企业级系统中的可靠性、可扩展性和丰富的科学生态，与因果推断的理论严谨性相结合，为构建真正可信、可解释的AI决策系统提供了坚实的技术基础。随着因果科学的发展和应用需求的增长，这种基于Java的因果推断架构将在医疗健康、公共政策、商业决策等领域发挥越来越重要的作用。