# Addendum on the scoring of Gaussian directed acyclic graphical models

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1402.6863 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1402.6863/

## Key facts

- Cited by 33 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 27 Feb 2014.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We provide a correction to the expression for scoring Gaussian directed acyclic graphical models derived in Geiger and Heckerman [Ann. Statist. 30 (2002) 1414-1440] and discuss how to evaluate the score efficiently.