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**Outcome Variable**
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The observed variable of interest (``Y``).
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Causal Specification
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A causal specification is a pair ``S = (M, G)`` comprising a modelling scenario ``M`` and a causal DAG ``G`` capturing the causal relationships amongst the inputs and outputs of the SUT that are central to the modelling scenario.
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Causal Test Case
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Formally, a causal test case is a 4-tuple ``(M, X, delta, Y)`` that captures the expected causal effect, Y, of an intervention, ``delta``, made to an input valuation, ``X``, on some model outcome in the context of modelling scenario ``M``.
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Simply put, causal tests are essentially `metamorphic tests <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphic_testing>`_ that are executed using statistical causal inference.

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