Variational inference

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statistical analysis
gptkbp:alternativeTo Sampling methods
gptkbp:appliesTo Deep learning
Latent variable models
Topic models
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1990s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Variational inference
gptkbp:involves Optimization
Evidence lower bound
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:Kullback-Leibler_divergence
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Markov_chain_Monte_Carlo
Expectation-maximization algorithm
gptkbp:usedFor Approximate inference
Posterior estimation
gptkbp:usedIn Bayesian statistics
Machine learning
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Zoubin_Ghahramani
gptkb:Exponential_family
gptkb:Gaussian_mixture_models
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6