Bayesian Belief Net: Tutorial

This appendix provides a detailed tutorial on BBNs (if you are seeking only a broad overview of BBNs, then click here). It covers:

• Definition of BBNs

• Analysing a BBN: entering evidence and propagation

• Explaining away evidence in a BBN

• Why do we need BBNs in probability computations

• Dealing with increases in the number of variables

• Why we should use BBNs

• How BBNs deal with evidence

• Types of reasoning permitted in BBNs