Title :
Path analysis and probabilistic networks: analogous concepts
Author :
Roehrig, Stephen F.
Author_Institution :
Heinz Sch. of Public Policy & Manage., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Network-based probabilistic techniques in artificial intelligence often mention path analysis as an ideological precursor, but the fundamental connections between the two paradigms have not been explored. An analogy between the two is presented, and it is shown that a number of computational results in the AI/expect system literature are directly obtainable from path analysis
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; inference mechanisms; probabilistic logic; uncertainty handling; artificial intelligence; computational results; expert systems; path analysis; probabilistic networks; Artificial intelligence; Bayesian methods; Equations; Expert systems; Linearity; Network topology; Public policy; Stochastic processes; Terminology; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1993, Proceeding of the Twenty-Sixth Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-3230-5
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1993.284352
