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It is often forgotten that graphical models, such as Bayesian networks, are not necessarily built of only discrete variables. They are, in fact, close relatives of systems of simultaneous structural equations. GeNIe allows for constructing models that consist of equation nodes. These are alternative, graphical representations of systems of simultaneous structural equations.

The following sections cover the process of constructing, inference, and viewing results in equation-based and hybrid models, i.e., models that contain both discrete and equation (continuous) nodes.