On the toric algebra of graphical models

DOI10.1214/009053606000000263zbMath1104.60007arXivmath/0608054OpenAlexW2171712069MaRDI QIDQ2500459

Christopher Meek, Dan Geiger, Bernd Sturmfels

Publication date: 24 August 2006

Published in: The Annals of Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0608054

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Gröbner bases; other bases for ideals and modules (e.g., Janet and border bases) (13P10) Distribution theory (60E99)

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