com.bayesserver.learning.structure

Class ChowLiuStructuralLearning

java.lang.Object

com.bayesserver.learning.structure.ChowLiuStructuralLearning

All Implemented Interfaces:

StructuralLearning

public final class ChowLiuStructuralLearning
extends Object
implements StructuralLearning

A structural learning algorithm for Bayesian networks based on the Chow-Liu algorithm. This algorithm uses tests (e.g. mutual information) to build a spanning tree, which is then directed to construct a Bayesian network.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ChowLiuStructuralLearning()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
StructuralLearningOutput	learn(EvidenceReaderCommand readerCommand, List<Node> nodes, StructuralLearningOptions options) Learn the structure (links) of a Bayesian network.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ChowLiuStructuralLearning

public ChowLiuStructuralLearning()

Method Detail

learn

public StructuralLearningOutput learn(EvidenceReaderCommand readerCommand,
                                      List<Node> nodes,
                                      StructuralLearningOptions options)

Learn the structure (links) of a Bayesian network.

Specified by:

learn in interface StructuralLearning

Parameters:

readerCommand - Can create a reader which iterates round the data used to learn the network.

nodes - The nodes to be considered for links.

options - Options for the structural learning algorithm.

Returns:

The output generated by the structural learning algorithm.