Question

The process of computing the ____ of variables when provided with supporting conditions is called ____

(a) prior distribution, probabilistic inference

(b) posterior distribution, probabilistic inference

(c) prior distribution, probabilistic query

(d) posterior distribution, probabilistic query

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Answer 1

Right choice is (b) posterior distribution, probabilistic inference

For explanation: The process of computing the posterior distribution of variables when provided with supporting conditions is called probabilistic inference. It is probability of one or more variable taking a particular set of values.