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liid
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continuous nodes

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I am trying to create a network with all continuous nodes/some discrete and some continuous. I know that continuous nodes are represented via equations. However the EM algorithm fails for those networks.
Does genie's EM works for all continuous nets? and what about hybrid nets?
If not, then how are we supposed to learn such networks in genie, considered I do not wish to discretize the nodes?

Thank you!
marek [BayesFusion]
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Re: continuous nodes

Post by marek [BayesFusion] »

Hi,

The EM algorithm is general enough to handle all possible cases in theory, some are easier and straightforward, other complex. It is just that we have not yet implemented anything outside the discrete case. We will do it at some point but in the next few months due to other priorities. I guess you will have to learn the parameters/equations/distributions outside of GeNIe for now.

I hope this helps,

Marek
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