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Graphical models that communicate causal information and provide a framework for describing and evaluating probabilities when we have a network of interrelated variables.
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McClean, S.I. (2003). Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. In Meyers R.A. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Third Edition), 229-246
McClean, S.I. (2003). Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. In Meyers R.A. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Third Edition), 229-246


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Definition

Graphical models that communicate causal information and provide a framework for describing and evaluating probabilities when we have a network of interrelated variables.

A key feature of Bayesian Belief Networks (or simply Bayesian Networks) is that they discover and describe causality rather than merely identifying associations.

Source

McClean, S.I. (2003). Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. In Meyers R.A. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Third Edition), 229-246

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