Re:The Algorithms Behind Probabilistic Programming
by marmaduke on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @03:45AM
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> Probabilistic Programming sugggests a new programming paradigm
PP itself is not just an API for stat functions and data. It lets you write a generative, forward program, and then you run the program on outputs (data), and it generates probable inputs (parameters). It's similar to constraint programming paradigm, but based on probabilities.
PP itself is not just an API for stat functions and data. It lets you write a generative, forward program, and then you run the program on outputs (data), and it generates probable inputs (parameters). It's similar to constraint programming paradigm, but based on probabilities.