Variational Inference (also known as Variational Bayes) is a method to find an approximation to a posterior distribution, by casting it as an optimization problem.
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In this course, we will learn everything needed for understanding and do VI in R.
Requirements
- Linear Algebra
- Calculus
- Intro to Probability
- Intro to Statistics
- Bayesian Inference
- R Programming Language