David Maxwell Chickering

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Highly Influential Citations1,082
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Learning Bayesian Networks: The Combination of Knowledge and Statistical Data
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We describe a Bayesian approach for learning Bayesian networks from a combination of prior knowledge and statistical data that makes use of a prior network. Expand
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Optimal Structure Identification With Greedy Search
In this paper we prove the so-called "Meek Conjecture". In particular, we show that if a DAG H is an independence map of another DAG G, then there exists a finite sequence of edge additions and… Expand
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Learning Equivalence Classes of Bayesian-Network Structures
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We describe a convenient graphical representation for an equivalence class of structures, and introduce a set of operators that can be applied to that representation by a search algorithm to move among equivalence classes. Expand
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Learning Bayesian Networks is NP-Complete
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We show that the search problem of identifying a Bayesian network—among those where each node has at most K parents—that has a relative posterior probability greater than a given constant is NP-complete, when the BDe metric is used. Expand
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Dependency Networks for Inference, Collaborative Filtering, and Data Visualization
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We describe a graphical model for probabilistic relationships--an alternative to the Bayesian network--called a dependency network. Expand
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A Transformational Characterization of Equivalent Bayesian Network Structures
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We present a simple characterization of equivalent Bayesian network structures based on local transformations. Expand
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Counterfactual reasoning and learning systems: the example of computational advertising
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This work shows how to leverage causal inference to understand the behavior of complex learning systems interacting with their environment and predict the consequences of changes to the system. Expand
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A Bayesian Approach to Learning Bayesian Networks with Local Structure
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We apply a Bayesian approach to learning Bayesian networks that contain decision-graphs| generalizations of decision trees that can encode arbitrary equality constraints. Expand
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Large-Sample Learning of Bayesian Networks is NP-Hard
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We provide new complexity results for algorithms that learn discretevariable Bayesian networks from data. Expand
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Efficient Approximations for the Marginal Likelihood of Bayesian Networks with Hidden Variables
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We discuss Bayesian methods for model averaging and model selection among Bayesian-network models with hidden variables in which the root node is hidden. Expand
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