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### Dirichlet Bayesian network scores and the maximum relative entropy principle

Abstract:

A classic approach for learning Bayesian networks from data is to identify a maximum a posteriori (MAP) network structure. In the case of discrete Bayesian networks, MAP networks are selected by maximising one of several possible Bayesian–Dirichlet (BD) scores; the most famous is the Bayesian–Dirichlet equivalent uniform (BDeu) score from Heckerman et al. (Mach Learn 20(3):197–243, 1995). The key properties of BDeu arise from its uniform prior over the parameters of each local distribution in...

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10.1007/s41237-018-0048-x

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Statistics
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Author
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Springer Publisher's website
Journal:
Behaviormetrika Journal website
Publication date:
2018-04-07
Acceptance date:
2018-03-29
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1349-6964
ISSN:
0385-7417
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832093
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