Improving posterior marginal approximations in latent Gaussian models

Journal of Machine Learning Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages 121-128

  Cseke, Botond ^a   Heskes, Tom ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRECTION METHOD; EXPECTATION PROPAGATION; GAUSSIAN MODEL; LAPLACE APPROXIMATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION;

LAPLACE TRANSFORMS;

EID: 84862290829     PISSN: 15324435     EISSN: 15337928     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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