Explanation of Bayesian networks and influence diagrams in Elvira

IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 952-965

  Lacave, Carmen ^a,b   Luque, Manuel ^b   Díez, Francisco Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks (BNs); Elvira; expert systems; Explanation; Influence diagrams (IDs)

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY;

DECISION-SUPPORT EXPERT SYSTEMS; INFLUENCE DIAGRAMS (IDS); PROBABILISTIC GRAPHICAL MODELS;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BAYES THEOREM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34547132557     PISSN: 10834419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSMCB.2007.896018     Document Type: Article

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