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A Symbolic Approach to Explaining Bayesian Network Classifiers

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arxiv 1805.03364 v1 pith:L2TZFNZY submitted 2018-05-09 cs.AI cs.LG

classification cs.AIcs.LG
keywords classifiersbayesiannetworkactiveapproachclassificationcurrentdecision
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We propose an approach for explaining Bayesian network classifiers, which is based on compiling such classifiers into decision functions that have a tractable and symbolic form. We introduce two types of explanations for why a classifier may have classified an instance positively or negatively and suggest algorithms for computing these explanations. The first type of explanation identifies a minimal set of the currently active features that is responsible for the current classification, while the second type of explanation identifies a minimal set of features whose current state (active or not) is sufficient for the classification. We consider in particular the compilation of Naive and Latent-Tree Bayesian network classifiers into Ordered Decision Diagrams (ODDs), providing a context for evaluating our proposal using case studies and experiments based on classifiers from the literature.

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