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Laplace's approximation

Laplace's approximation or the quadratic approximation (QUAP) provides an analytical expression for a posterior probability distribution by fitting a Gaussian distribution with a mean equal to the MAP solution and precision equal to the observed Fisher information. The approximation is justified by the Bernstein–von Mises theorem, which states that…

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