Barbara Vantaggi

  1. On the identification of discrete graphical models with hidden nodes.

    Authors: Elena Stanghellini, Barbara Vantaggi
    Subjects: Methodology
    Abstract

    Conditions are presented for local identifiability of discrete undirected
    graphical models with a binary hidden node. These models can be obtained by
    extending the latent class model to allow for conditional associations between
    the observed variables. We establish a necessary and sufficient condition for
    the model to be locally identified almost everywhere in the parameter space and
    we provide expressions of the subspace where identifiability breaks down. The
    condition is based on the topology of the undirected graph and relies on the
    faithfulness assumption.

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