Bayesian Networks
CSC 261 - Artificial Intelligence - Weinman
Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading
Journal.
- Select the sentence from today's reading that you believe best
summarizes the importance of node ordering for Bayesian network
construction. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain why you chose this sentence.
- Two conditional independence relations are given for nodes
in a Bayesian network (pp. 517-518):
- non-descendents given parents, and
- others given the Markov blanket.
Which of these two do you prefer and why? Explain your criteria and
why one is a better fit than the other according to your criteria.
- Identify the sentence, section, or concept from the current reading
that remains the most confusing to you. Briefly (3-5 sentences)
but clearly explain what you find confusing about it.