Brock University · STAT 4P89

Bayesian and

Credits : 0.5Reference year : 2024-25

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Description

Bayesian and causal Bayesian Networks Representation (factorizing joint probabilistic distributions, exploiting probabilistic independence, d- separation, I-map, naive Bayes); parameter learning (maximum likelihood estimation, Bayesian parameter estimation); structure learning (constrained and score-based approaches, Bayesian model averaging); learning with incomplete data (parameter and structure learning, learning with hidden variables); causal Bayesian networks (intervention, SCMs, inference, learning); Inference. Use of R or Python. Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/tutorial, 1 hour per week Prerequisite(s): STAT 3P85 or the permission of the instructor CO-OP COURSES

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): STAT 3P85 or the permission of the instructor CO-OP COURSES

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): STAT 3P85 or the permission of the instructor CO-OP COURSES
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Bayesian and causal Bayesian Networks Representation (factorizing joint probabilistic distributions, exploiting probabilistic independence, d- separation, I-map, naive Bayes); parameter learning (maximum likelihood estimation, Bayesian parameter estimation); structure learning (constrained and score-based approaches, Bayesian model averaging); learning with incomplete data (parameter and structure learning, learning with hidden variables); causal Bayesian networks (intervention, SCMs, inference, learning); Inference. Use of R or Python. Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/tutorial, 1 hour per week Prerequisite(s): STAT 3P85 or the permission of the instructor CO-OP COURSES

  • Prerequisite(s): STAT 3P85 or the permission of the instructor CO-OP COURSES

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