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  • BayesiaLab allows you to manage nodes as members of classes.
  • Whenever any node is a member of any Class, an indicator icon appears in the Status Bar.
  • By left-clicking the icon, you open the Class Editor.
  • By right-clicking, you bring up a list of all Classes.

A class is a formal grouping of nodes.

  • Certain classes are predefined in BayesiaLab, e.g., the classes Factor, Manifest, Non_Confounder, etc. Membership in such classes carries a specific meaning for inference and analysis.
  • Beyond the predefined classes, you can group nodes together in a class and assign a name of your choice. In this context, membership in such a class can help you organize and manage nodes in the Graph Window.

Selecting Classes

  • By default, all checkboxes are ticked, meaning that all Classes are visible in the Graph Window.
  • By unchecking, you can “gray out” a class from the current display, i.e., the corresponding nodes and arcs now appear as semi-transparent in the Graph Window.
  • Also, if a Class is unchecked, neither the nodes in that particular Class nor the arcs connecting to the nodes in that Class can be manipulated in the Graph Window.
  • The checkbox All allows you to quickly check and uncheck all classes in the list.
  • At the bottom of the list is a drop-down list, which allows you to define a Class Filter.
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