Bayesian Network Inference

Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.

Select the sentence from today's reading that you feel best demonstrates the shortcoming of inference by enumeration. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your selection.
In your own words, briefly (3-5 sentences) explain the intuitive meaning of the calculation in the penultimate line of ENUMERATE-ALL (Figure 14.9), which begins "else return".
Select the sentence or short passage (no more than three sentences please) about variable elimination that you feel best addresses the shortcoming you pointed out above. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your selection.
No code for MAKE-FACTOR is given (cf. Figure 14.11). In your own words, briefly (3-5 sentences) describe the purpose and meaning of the procedure.
Identify the sentence, section or concept from the current reading that remains the most confusing to you. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain what you find confusing about it.