Parameter learning in MTE networks using incomplete data

Antonio Fernández, Helge Langseth, Thomas Dyhre Nielsen, Antonio Salmerón

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Abstract

Bayesian networks with mixtures of truncated exponentials (MTEs) are gaining popularity as a flexible modelling framework for hybrid domains. MTEs support efficient and exact inference algorithms, but estimating an MTE from data has turned out to be a difficult task. Current methods suffer from a considerable computational burden as well as the inability to handle missing values in the training data. In this paper we describe an EM-based algorithm for learning the maximum likelihood parameters of an MTE network when confronted with incomplete data. In order to overcome the computational difficulties we make certain distributional assumptions about the domain being modeled, thus focusing on a subclass of the general class of MTE networks. Preliminary empirical results indicate that the proposed method offers results that are inline with intuition.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date2010
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventThe Fifth European Workshop on Probabilistic Graphical Models - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: 12 Sept 201015 Sept 2010

Conference

ConferenceThe Fifth European Workshop on Probabilistic Graphical Models
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period12/09/201015/09/2010

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