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Introduction to Bayesian networks
Bayesian networks are somewhat of a disruptive technology, as they challenge a number of common practices in the world of business and science. So, beyond the world of academia, promoting Bayesian networks as a new tool for practical knowledge management and reasoning still requires significant persuasion efforts. With this short paper, we attempt to provide a concise justification, both from a practitioner’s and a technical perspective, why Bayesian networks are so important.
We are grateful to Judea Pearl for allowing us to use and adapt large sections from one of his technical reports for this introductory paper.


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