Causal inference helps us understand the question of why. In this talk, I will demonstrate the power of causality in understanding user intent during keyword research and performance analysis. The user intent is beyond transactional, informational, and navigational classifications
9. @datemeT #BrightonSEO
E.g: How do you get
to Jersey from
london
Source: https://www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/edu/SS2006/DS/slides/01_location_models.pdf
1
E.g: Where is the
Brighton Centre?
Position Queries
10. @datemeT #BrightonSEO
E.g: How do you get
to Jersey from
london
Source: https://www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/edu/SS2006/DS/slides/01_location_models.pdf
2
E.g: Hotels near
Brighton Centre?
Nearest Neighbour Queries
11. @datemeT #BrightonSEO
E.g: How do you get
to Jersey from
london
Source: https://www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/edu/SS2006/DS/slides/01_location_models.pdf
3
E.g: How do you get to
Brighton from London?
Navigation Queries
12. @datemeT #BrightonSEO
E.g: How do you get
to Jersey from
london
Source: https://www.vs.inf.ethz.ch/edu/SS2006/DS/slides/01_location_models.pdf
4
E.g: Caesars Palace top
floor suite ?
Range Queries
23. @datemeT #BrightonSEO
"Search is far from a solved Problem"
Pandu Nayak - Head of Search Ranking, Google
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFq6Q_muwG0
29. @datemeT #BrightonSEO
Cause and Effect
Causal
Inference
Causal
Calculus
https://towardsdatascience.com/implementing-causal-inference-a-key-step-towards-agi-
de2cde8ea599
Inferring Causes
from data
33. @datemeT #BrightonSEO
CI questions around a vacation query
Source: https://www.kdnuggets.com/2020/08/microsoft-dowhy-framework-causal-inference.html
Would we
have fun?
How would we
feel after?
What should we
do on vacation?