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Graphical Models for Categorical Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2017

Alberto Roverato
Alberto Roverato
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Università di Bologna

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For advanced students of network data science, this compact account covers both well-established methodology and the theory of models recently introduced in the graphical model literature. It focuses on the discrete case where all variables involved are categorical and, in this context, it achieves a unified presentation of classical and recent results.
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Series: SemStat Elements
Online ISBN: 9781108277495
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 24 August 2017

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