Bayesian nets and causality : philosophical and computational foundations /

Bayesian nets are used in artificial intelligence as a calculus for causal reasoning, enabling machines to make predictions perform diagnoses, take decisions and even to discover causal relationships. This book brings together how to automate reasoning in artificial intelligence, and the nature of c...

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Main Author: Williamson, Jon (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Bayesian nets are used in artificial intelligence as a calculus for causal reasoning, enabling machines to make predictions perform diagnoses, take decisions and even to discover causal relationships. This book brings together how to automate reasoning in artificial intelligence, and the nature of causality and probability in philosophy.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 239 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-234) and index.
ISBN:9780191523939
0191523933
9780191712982
0191712981