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== Algorithm ==
 
== Algorithm ==
  
=== Inside counts ===
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The algorithm is a dynamic programming algorithm that is often used with chart parsers to estimate expected production counts.
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=== Inside probabilities ===
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The inside probability is defined as <math>\beta(A, i, j)=P(A\rightarrow w_i...w_j|G, \mathbf{w})</math>.
  
 
=== Outside counts ===
 
=== Outside counts ===

Revision as of 12:35, 29 November 2011

This is a Method page for the Inside-outside algorithm.

Background

The inside-outside algorithm is a way of estimating probabilities in a PCFG. It is first introduced [| Baker, 1979]. The inside outside algorithm is in fact a generalization of the forward-backward algorithm (for hidden Markov models) to PCFGs.

It is often used as part of the EM algorithm for computing expectations.

Algorithm

The algorithm is a dynamic programming algorithm that is often used with chart parsers to estimate expected production counts.

Inside probabilities

The inside probability is defined as .

Outside counts