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by merli
Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:16 pm
Forum: GeNIe
Topic: EM algorithm
Replies: 3
Views: 2277

Re: EM algorithm

Hey Marek,

thanks for the quick reply!

While experimenting, I noticed that after learning with EM in GeNIe I never end up with hard probabilities like exactly 0 or 1.

That made me wonder whether GeNIe might implicitly avoid zero probabilities, since hard 0/1 values can cause issues during ...
by merli
Thu Jan 22, 2026 9:18 pm
Forum: GeNIe
Topic: EM algorithm
Replies: 3
Views: 2277

EM algorithm

Hi GeNIe- Team,

while experimenting with the EM algorithm (Uniformize/ Randomize) in GeNIe, I noticed that a smoothing mechanism seems to be applied.
Is it possible to clarify what kind of smoothing or pseudocounts are used?

Thank you in advance.