Causal independence for probability assessment and inference using Bayesian networks
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Causal independence for probability assessment and inference using Bayesian networks
A Bayesian network is a probabilistic representation for uncertain relationships, which has proven to be useful for modeling real-world problems. When there are many potential causes of a given e ect, however, both probability assessment and inference using a Bayesian network can be di cult. In this paper, we describe causal independence, a collection of conditional independence assertions and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1083-4427
DOI: 10.1109/3468.541341