Probabilistic conditional independence structures

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This monograph is a self-contained, unified mathematical treatment of basic results in the mathematical description of probabilistic conditional independence structures. Interpretation of probabilistic conditional independence structures is based on non-graphical methods of their description and an algebraic approach is used. This influences the selection of the presented basic concepts in Chapter 2 and leads to serious discussions of graphical methods (Chapter 3), structural imsets presenting (Chapter 4) and description of probabilistic models by structural imsets (Chapter 5). In Chapter 6, equivalence and implication problems for structural imsets are discussed.. The problem of choice of a suitable representative within a class of independent equivalent structural imsets is presented in Chapter 7. Results only available in journals up to now [e.g., \textit{M. Studený}, Int. J. Approx. Reasoning 17, No. 2--3, 265--293 (1997; Zbl 0939.68096)] are presented at a more accessible level (for example, the methods for learning of probabilistic conditional independence structures in Chapter 8 and some open problems in Chapter 9). This monograph provides graduate students with a sound basis for further study and for research and is a valuable reference source for both statisticians and researchers in artificial intelligence. In my view, the presented results are the creation of the research goal. They are broad enough to development of some general applications in multivariate analysis and probabilistic reasoning.




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