Maximum A-Posteriori Estimation

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Method of parameter estimation in which a parameter is estimated using the data and a prior distribution over the parameter one wants to estimate.

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Center for Biometrics and Security Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Stan Z. Li (Professor) (Professor)
Departments of Computer Science & Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
Anil Jain (Professor) (Professor)

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(2009). Maximum A-Posteriori Estimation. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_599

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