# Show Reference: "Exploring Conditions For The Optimality Of {N}a\"ive {B}ayes"

Exploring Conditions For The Optimality Of Naïve Bayes International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 19, No. 2. (2005), pp. 183-198, doi:10.1142/S0218001405003983 by Harry Zhang
@article{zhang-2005,
author = {Zhang, Harry},
doi = {10.1142/S0218001405003983},
journal = {International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence},
keywords = {bayes, math, naive-bayes},
number = {2},
pages = {183--198},
posted-at = {2013-01-29 10:24:03},
priority = {2},
title = {Exploring Conditions For The Optimality Of {N}a\"{i}ve {B}ayes},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0218001405003983},
volume = {19},
year = {2005}
}


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Zhang examines conditions for when Naïve Bayes classifier can be optimal regardless of their inherent limitations, and argues that these conditions are common enough to explain some of their success.