Discrete max-linear Bayesian networks

DOI10.2140/ASTAT.2021.12.213MaRDI QIDQ2076295zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Benjamin Hollering, Seth Sullivant

Publication date 16 February 2022

Published in Algebraic Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.03426

zbMATH Keywords

conjunctive Bayesian networkmax-linear Bayesian networktoric idealtropical geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Commutative rings defined by binomial ideals, toric rings, etc. (13F65) Applications of commutative algebra (e.g., to statistics, control theory, optimization, etc.) (13P25) Toric varieties, Newton polyhedra, Okounkov bodies (14M25)

Abstract: Discrete max-linear Bayesian networks are directed graphical models specified by the same recursive structural equations as max-linear models but with discrete innovations. When all of the random variables in the model are binary, these models are isomorphic to the conjunctive Bayesian network (CBN) models of Beerenwinkel, Eriksson, and Sturmfels. Many of the techniques used to study CBN models can be extended to discrete max-linear models and similar results can be obtained. In particular, we extend the fact that CBN models are toric varieties after linear change of coordinates to all discrete max-linear models.

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