[R] Naive Bayes Classifier

[David Meyer]

Murray Jorgensen wrote:
> 
> As I understand Naive Bayes it is essentially a finite mixture model for
> multivariate categorical distributions where the variables are independent in
> each component of the mixture. That is, I believe it to be a synonym Latent
> Class analysis. I believe the Frayley/Raftery package mclust may include this
> sort of model, and possibly other packages. Certainly these models may be
> expressed in the language of graphical models. Whether or not this would be
> useful for estimation purposes I am uncertain.

You could also try lca() in package e1071.

-d

> 
> Murray Jorgensen
> 
> At 04:28 PM 16-05-01 +0100, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> >On Wed, 16 May 2001, Ursula Sondhauss wrote:
> >
> >> I am looking for an implementation of the Naive Bayes classifier for a
> >> multi-class classification problem. I can not even find the Naive Bayes
> >> classifier for two classes, though I can not believe it is not
> >> available. Can anyone help me?
> >
> >Hard to believe but likely true. However, as I understand this, it applies
> >to a (K+1)-way contingency table, with K explanatory factors and and one
> >response.  And the `naive Bayes' model is a particular model for that
> >table.  If you want a classifier, you only need the conditional
> >distribution of the response given the explanatory factors, and that is a
> >main-effects-only multiple logistic model.  Now the *estimation*
> >procedures may be slightly different (`naive Bayes' is not fully defined),
> >but if that does not matter, use multinom() in package nnet to fit this.
> >
> >A book on Graphical Modelling (e.g. Whittaker or Edwards) may help
> >elucidate the connections.
> >
> >Let me stress *as I understand this* here.
> >
> >--
> >Brian D. Ripley,                  ripley at stats.ox.ac.uk
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