A New Extended Distributed Learning Automata-Based Algorithm for Parameter Learning of a Bayesian Network
Subject Areas : electrical and computer engineering
M. R.
Mollakhalili Meybodi
1
M. R.
Meybodi
2
Keywords: Bayesian network parameter learning learning automata eDLA,
Abstract :
In this paper a new learning automata-based algorithm is proposed for learning of parameters of a Bayesian network. For this purpose, a new team of learning automata which is called eDLA is used. In this paper the structure of Bayesian network is assumed to be fixed. New arriving sample plays role of the random environment and the accuracy of the current parameters generates the random environment reinforcement signal. Linear algorithm is used to update the action selection probability of the automata. Another key issue in Bayesian networks is parameter learning under circumstances that new samples are incomplete. It is shown that new proposed method can be used in this situation. The experiments show that the accuracy of the proposed automata based algorithm is the same as the traditional enumerative methods such as EM. In addition to the online learning characteristics, the proposed algorithm is in accordance with the conditions in which the data are incomplete and due to the use of learning automaton, has a little computational overhead.
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