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We present a critical analysis of the maximal prime decomposition of Bayesian networks (BNs). Our analysis suggests that it may be more useful to transform a BN into a hierarchical Markov network.
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Butz, C.J., Hu, Q., Yang, X.D. (2003). Critical Remarks on the Maximal Prime Decomposition of Bayesian Networks. In: Wang, G., Liu, Q., Yao, Y., Skowron, A. (eds) Rough Sets, Fuzzy Sets, Data Mining, and Granular Computing. RSFDGrC 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2639. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39205-X_115
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