Belief

Belief

Description

Given the current model and evidence, tells the probability that a node will be in a state.

Syntax

anEngine.Belief(indexNode, indexState)

Parameter Description

anEngine an Engine object.

indexNode an integer, or a string, or a Node object specifying a node in the model's ModelNodes collection. A Node object is valid only if it is in the ModelNodes collection. A string index is valid only if it is the name of a node in the collection. Integer indexes are zero-based.

indexState an integer, or a string, or a State object specifying a state in the node's States collection.

Return Value

The probability that the node specified by indexNode will be in the state specified by indexState.

Example

See: Inference: an Overview

Applies To

Engine

Parameter	Description
anEngine	an Engine object.
indexNode	an integer, or a string, or a Node object specifying a node in the model's ModelNodes collection. A Node object is valid only if it is in the ModelNodes collection. A string index is valid only if it is the name of a node in the collection. Integer indexes are zero-based.
indexState	an integer, or a string, or a State object specifying a state in the node's States collection.