Device and method, in particular a computer-implemented method, for determining the effect of features of an object, in particular a workpiece, on a result of the operation of a technical
system (104) for influencing the features, in particular a
production line, for example for detecting a deviation of a
physical property of the object (102) from a target property or a cause of the deviation, wherein measured values are provided for the object (102), in particular measured on the object (102), wherein a
data set is provided which includes measured values provided for other objects, wherein the measured values each quantify one of the features of the respective object, wherein graphs are determined depending on the measured values which characterize a causal relationship of the features,wherein, depending on the measured values and depending on the graphs, an
estimation rule for estimating the effects of the features whose relationship is characterized by the respective graph is determined for each graph, wherein for at least one subset of the features, for the features from the subset, the prediction of the effects of the other features from the subset on the respective feature from the subset is determined with a model for predicting the effect of the other features from the subset on the respective feature from the subset, depending on the
estimation rule for the graph(s) that characterize the causal relationship of the features from the subset, and wherein, for at least one feature from the subset, the effect of the other features is quantified depending on the predictions determined with the model for the at least one feature.