On filling-in missing conditional probabilities in causal networks

International Journal of Uncertainty, Fuzziness and Knowldege-Based Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 263-280

  Paris, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal networks; Centre of mass; Maximum entropy; Missing information

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; SET THEORY; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

CAUSAL NETWORKS; CENTER OF MASS; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; MISSING INFORMATION;

UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

EID: 22944454525     PISSN: 02184885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021848850500345X     Document Type: Article

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