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Expand Up @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ The kinds of models that we will see here are referred to as *Bayesian networks*

## Probabilistic modeling with Bayesian networks

Directed graphical models (a.k.a. Bayesian networks) are a family of probability distributions that admit a compact parametrization that can be naturally described using a directed graph.
Directed graphical models (a.k.a. Bayesian networks) are a family of probability distributions that admit a compact parameterization that can be naturally described using a directed graph.

The general idea behind this parametrization is surprisingly simple.
The general idea behind this parameterization is surprisingly simple.

Recall that by the chain rule, we can write any probability $$p$$ as:

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