
doi: 10.14288/1.0051389
handle: 2429/13264
Context specific independence can provide compact representation of the conditional probabilities in Bayesian networks when some variables are only relevant in specific contexts. We present eve-tree, an algorithm that exploits context specific independence in clique tree propagation. This algorithm is based on a query-based contextual variable elimination algorithm (eve) that eliminates in turn the variables not needed in an answer. We extend eve to producing the posterior probabilities of all variables efficiently and allow the incremental addition of evidence. We perform experiments that compare eve-tree and Hugin using parameterized random networks that exhibit various amounts of context specific independence, as well as a standard network, the Insurance network. Our empirical results show that eve-tree is efficient, both in time and in space, as compared to the Hugin architecture, on computing posterior probabilities for Bayesian networks that exhibit context specific independence.
006
006
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
