Bayesian Networks

Qualitative part: statistical independence statements (causality!)

• Directed acyclic graph (DAG)

  • Nodes - random variables of interest (exhaustive and mutually exclusive states)
  • Edges - direct (causal) influence

• Quantitative part: Local probability models. Set of conditional probability distributions.

Earthquake

Radio

Burglary

Alarm

Call

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