Choice of Basis for Laplace Approximation

Machine Learning

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-86

  Mackay, David J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; Bayesian inference; Graphical models; Hidden Markov models; Latent variable models; Marginal likelihood

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; VECTORS;

BAYES FACTOR; BAYESIAN INFERENCE; HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS (HMM); LAPLACE APPROXIMATION; MARGINAL LIKELIHOOD; BAYES FACTORS; GRAPHICAL MODELS; HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS; LATENT VARIABLE MODELS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS;

EID: 0032182970     PISSN: 08856125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007558615313     Document Type: Article

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