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Computes dependency-light linear Granger-style directionality tests between a respiration proxy and heart-rate or IBI/RR signal. This estimates predictive directionality in a VAR-style model. It does not prove physiological causality from observational data by itself.

Usage

analyze_gazepoint_cardiorespiratory_causality(
  dat,
  respiration_col,
  cardiac_col,
  time_col = NULL,
  group_cols = NULL,
  lag_order = 3,
  min_rows = 30,
  standardise = TRUE
)

Arguments

dat

A data frame.

respiration_col

Numeric respiration proxy column.

cardiac_col

Numeric cardiac column, such as HR, IBI, or RR.

time_col

Optional time column for ordering.

group_cols

Optional grouping columns.

lag_order

VAR lag order.

min_rows

Minimum complete rows per group.

standardise

Logical. If TRUE, z-standardise both series per group.

Value

A list with overview, causality_summary, and settings.