Learning parameters of Bayesian networks from incomplete data via importance sampling

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 69-83

  Riggelsen, Carsten ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Bayesian statistics; Incomplete data; MCMC; Parameter learning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; BAYESIAN STATISTICS; INCOMPLETE DATA; MCMC; PARAMETER LEARNING;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 33645980673     PISSN: 0888613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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