Dirichlet distribution

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:organization
gptkbp:application genetics
natural language processing
image processing
document classification
mixture models
gptkbp:conjugatePriorFor multinomial distribution
categorical distribution
gptkbp:dimensions gptkb:K-1
gptkbp:entropy function of alpha vector and digamma function
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1939
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:Beta_distribution
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase gptkb:asymmetric_Dirichlet_distribution
gptkb:symmetric_Dirichlet_distribution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dirichlet distribution
gptkbp:meaning alpha_i / sum(alpha)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Peter_Gustav_Lejeune_Dirichlet
gptkbp:normalizationConstant multivariate Beta function
gptkbp:parameter alpha vector
concentration parameter
gptkbp:probabilityDensityFunction f(x;α) = (1/B(α)) ∏ x_i^{α_i-1}
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gamma_distribution
gptkb:Dirichlet_process
gptkb:Latent_Dirichlet_Allocation
gptkbp:supports K-dimensional probability simplex
x_i ≥ 0, sum(x_i) = 1
gptkbp:type continuous distribution
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:machine_learning
Bayesian statistics
topic modeling
gptkbp:variant (alpha_i*(sum(alpha)-alpha_i)) / (sum(alpha)^2*(sum(alpha)+1))
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Peter_Gustav_Lejeune_Dirichlet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5