Expectation-Propogation for the Generative Aspect Model

T. Minka,J. Lafferty

Published 2002 in Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence

ABSTRACT

The generative aspect model is an extension of the multinomial model for text that allows word probabilities to vary stochastically across documents. Previous results with aspect models have been promising, but hindered by the computational difficulty of carrying out inference and learning. This paper demonstrates that the simple variational methods of Blei et al. (2001) can lead to inaccurate inferences and biased learning for the generative aspect model. We develop an alternative approach that leads to higher accuracy at comparable cost. An extension of Expectation-Propagation is used for inference and then embedded in an EM algorithm for learning. Experimental results are presented for both synthetic and real data sets.

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  • Publication year

    2002

  • Venue

    Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence

  • Publication date

    2002-08-01

  • Fields of study

    Mathematics, Computer Science

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