Top "Bayesian" questions

Bayesian (after Thomas Bayes) refers to methods in probability and statistics that involve quantifying uncertainty about parameter or latent variable estimates by incorporating both prior and observed information.

What is a better way to sort by a 5 star rating?

I'm trying to sort a bunch of products by customer ratings using a 5 star system. The site I'm setting this …

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What is the difference between a Bayesian network and a naive Bayes classifier?

What is the difference between a Bayesian network and a Naive Bayes classifier? I noticed one is just implemented in …

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NaiveBayes in R Cannot Predict - factor(0) Levels:

I have a dataset looks like this: data.flu <- data.frame(chills = c(1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1), runnyNose = c(0,1,0,1,0,1,1,1), headache = c("M", "…

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Anyone can tell me why we always use the gaussian distribution in Machine learning?

For example, we always assumed that the data or signal error is a Gaussian distribution? why?

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compare bayesian linear regression VS linear regression

Recently I learnt the bayesian linear regression model, but what I'm confused is that in which situation we should use …

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permutation & combinations interview

This is a good one because it's so counter-intuitive: Imagine an urn filled with balls, two-thirds of which are of …

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Looking for open source naive Bayesian Classifier in C# for a Twitter sentiment analysis project

I've found a similar project here: Sentiment analysis for Twitter in Python . However, I'm working on C# and need to …

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How to provide most relevant results with Multiple Factor Weighted Sorting

I need to provide a weighted sort on 2+ factors, ordered by "relevancy". However, the factors aren't completely isolated, in that …

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Bayesian spam filtering library for Python

I am looking for a Python library which does Bayesian Spam Filtering. I looked at SpamBayes and OpenBayes, but both …

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Node inconsistent with parents in JAGS model (R)

I'm new to JAGS, and I'm trying to run a simple logistic regression. My data file is very simple: the …

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