Linking Bayesian networks and PLS path modeling for causal analysis

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 134-139

  Wu, Wei Wen ^a  

^a TA HWA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Causal analysis; PLS path modeling

Indexed keywords

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE; CAUSAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES; PLS PATH MODELING; STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTELLIGENT NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 70349467551     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2009.05.021     Document Type: Article

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