Generate Prior Samples

Usage

• With your current Bayesian network, you can generate Priors.
• Select Main Menu > Data > Prior Samples > Generate.
• You can specify $M_0$ by setting the number of Prior Samples.

• BayesiaLab uses the current Bayesian network to compute $P_0$.
• The Virtual Database icon is in the lower-right corner of the graph window, next to the "real dataset" icon , indicating the existence of a Virtual Database.
• Right-clicking on the Virtual Database icon displays the network structure, i.e., the prior knowledge, that was used for generating the Virtual Samples.

• These Virtual Samples will be combined with the observed "real" samples during the learning process.